# NTSB NYC76DFA02: Lake LA-4, N1095L, Stillwater, NY, October 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1976
- Place: Stillwater, NY · STILLWATER, NY
- Location: 42.9468° N, 73.6393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stillwater, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9468&lon=-73.6393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3383  76/10/10   STILLWATER,NY       LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 918
        TIME - 1445                    N1095L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,NY                     STILLWATER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED ON TKOF,ABORTED,ACFT DRIFTED L STRUCK A NAV BOUY.WIND GUSTING 33K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1095L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1095L-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N 688, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Aerofab LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110324) (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 19761010032179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761010032179A), Oct 10, 1976: Conaer LA4210, Stillwater, NY, Substantial damage. Porpoised on tkof,aborted,acft drifted l struck a nav bouy. Wind gusting 33K.

## Other investigations on N1095L (1)

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 NYC77FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA096), Sep 10, 1977: Lake LA-4 (N1095L), Greenville, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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