# NTSB OAK79DVD18: Lake LA-200, N2737P, Stockton, CA, March 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1979
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0507  79/3/16    STOCKTON,CA         LAKE LA-200         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 250
        TIME - 1500                    N2737P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- AFTER WATER-LOOP ACFT RAN INTO ROCK LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2737P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2737P-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 904, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-200
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (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 19790316004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316004779A), Mar 16, 1979: Conaer LA4200, Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot said he tried to demostrate a difficult crosswind water landing and the airplane water looped.

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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