# NTSB SEA79FA023: Lake 4-200, N1229L, Battle Ground, WA, March 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1979
- Place: Battle Ground, WA · BATTLE GROUND, WA
- Location: 45.7769° N, 122.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Ground, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7769&lon=-122.5411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0304   79/3/7    BATTLE GROUND,WA    LAKE 4-200          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1658                    N1229L              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 886 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROUTDALE,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1229L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1229L-1982-09-16), registration cancelled 1982-09-16, S/N 730 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE 4-200
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19790307004239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307004239A), Mar 7, 1979: Conaer LA4200, Battle Ground, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane was on a instructional flight. It was observed to spin into the Ground.

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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