# NTSB IAD75DID08: Lake LA4200, N5045L, Weems, VA, October 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1974
- Place: Weems, VA · WEEMS, VA
- Location: 37.6550° N, 76.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weems, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6550&lon=-76.4512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DID08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3291  74/10/13   WEEMS,VA            LAKE LA4200         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3423
        TIME - 1555                    N5045L              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEEMS,VA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT WATER BOW FIRST,NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5045L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5045L-1978-01-13), registration cancelled 1978-01-13, S/N 502 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4200
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741013033839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013033839A), Oct 13, 1974: Conaer LA4200, Weems, VA, Substantial damage. Hit water bow first,nosed ovr.

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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