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-4-200
Year
1975
Serial number
685
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
A18F2A
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming I0360 Ser A&C
Type
Reciprocating
Power
200 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2023 – nowLife Builders InternationalGrand Rapids, MN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 11, 1985 · Kissimmee, FL
THE PLT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 800 FT ALT THE ENG LOST PWR. HE THEN MADE AN EMERG LANDING IN A FLD AND THE ACFT STRUCK A DITCH DURING THE LANDING ROLL. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED BOTH MAGNETO CASES WERE CRACKED AND THE #1 CLY FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE WAS CLOGGED.
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.