# NTSB NYC77FHD09: Lake L4-200, N1225L, Croydon, PA, February 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1977
- Place: Croydon, PA · CROYDON, PA
- Location: 40.0903° N, 74.8967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Croydon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0903&lon=-74.8967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2144  77/2/27    CROYDON,PA          LAKE L4-200         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N1225L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 710 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT ON RIVER LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1225L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1225L-2000-07-14), registration cancelled 2000-07-14, S/N 726 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE L4-200
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (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 19770227004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227004359A), Feb 27, 1977: Conaer LA4210, Croydon, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a submerged object on river landing

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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