# NTSB FTW77FRG20: Lake LA-4, N2036L, San Antonio, TX, December 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1976
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3871  76/12/22   SAN ANTONIO,TX      LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1709                    N2036L              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  AGE 32, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLY AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT ROAD CURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2036L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2036L-2023-04-01), registration cancelled 2023-04-01, S/N 369, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kelly Afb

## 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 19761222039699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761222039699A), Dec 22, 1976: Conaer LA4, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Hit road curb.

## Other investigations on N2036L (3)

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.

- [NTSB FTW78FRG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG58), Jun 30, 1978: Lake LA-4 (N2036L), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76DET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET22), Nov 23, 1975: Lake LA-4 (N2036L), Angola, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69D0459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0459), May 16, 1969: Lake LA-4 (N2036L), Copake, NY, 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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