# N1040L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 27, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1040L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1040L

## Aircraft that carried N1040L

- [Cancelled 2018-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1040L-2018-02-27): Lake LA-4-200, S/N 633, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Merlin Associates LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERLIN%20ASSOCIATES%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N1040L (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR14LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA123), Feb 25, 2014: Lake LA 4 200 (N1040L), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1040L (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20140225003019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140225003019A), Feb 25, 2014: Lake LA-4-200 (N1040L), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. The engine malfunctioned at 700 feet, and the pilot tried to land on the grass strip located on the south side of the runway
- [Incident 19950714029569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714029569I), Jul 14, 1995: Conaer LA4200 (N1040L), New Haven, CT. Pilot stated raised gear onlanding roll instead of flaps by mistake.

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