# NTSB CHI78DEM37: Lake LA4200, N2738P, Foster City, MI, August 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1978
- Place: Foster City, MI · FOSTER CITY, MI
- Location: 45.9633° N, 87.7440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foster City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9633&lon=-87.7440&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2299  78/8/30  NR.FOSTER CITY,MI     LAKE LA4200         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 242
        TIME - 1600                    N2738P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IRON MOUNTAI,MI            FOSTER CITY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2738P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2738P-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N 905, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4200
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780830025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830025959A), Aug 30, 1978: Conaer LA4210, Foster City, MI, Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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