Aircraft record

N1FQ1960 Lake LA-4

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 3, 2004.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 1983)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Oak Hill, FL; owner city / state
Engine: O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; on record
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1983
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Oak Hill, FL
Canceled: Mar 3, 2004
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: Aug 30, 1960

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Lake
Model: LA-4
Year: 1960
Serial number: 249
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Amphibian
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A0008E

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

until 2004Individual ownerOak Hill, FL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 2, 1983 · Gainesville, FL

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENG APPEARED TO LOSE POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, BUT THE GAUGES SHOWED NO MALFUNCTION. THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE RWY OVERRUN AREA. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, HOWEVER, WHILE TAXIING BACK ACROSS THE OVERRUN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A HOLE & WAS DAMAGED. ALSO, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN ENG RUN-UP REVEALED NO…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: MIA83LA193

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA83LA193)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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