# NTSB LAX81FVD31: Con Aernaut LA-4, N2833P, Concord, CA, June 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1981
- Place: Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1571  81/6/27    CONCORD,CA          CON AERNAUT LA-4    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2250                    N2833P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 3630 TOTAL HOURS, 1
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANTA ROSA,CA               SAN JOSE,CA                  CONCORD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2833P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CON AERNAUT LA-4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buchanan

## 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 19810627036459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627036459A), Jun 27, 1981: Conaer LA4200, Concord, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing at night which resulted in substantial damage.

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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