# N4118X: 1994 Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/hanson-lonn-avid-amphibian) (registry code 05626AX, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 117A
- Year built: 1994
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1994
- Certificate issued: September 22, 2016
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A4DB5D
- Registered owner: [Connolly Luke A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNOLLY%20LUKE%20A)
- Location: [Blaine, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Blaine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1637° N, 93.2504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55434, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4118X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4118X

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN14LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA411), Aug 2, 2014: Hanson Lonn Avid Amphibian (N4118X), Waterville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after an inadvertent takeoff, which resulted in collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20140802012399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140802012399A), Aug 2, 2014: Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN (N4118X), Janesville, MN, Substantial damage. According to the operator's statement, he was intending to perform taxi tests only with the amphibious aircraft on reeds lake near waseca, MN. While performing…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N4118X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4118X before.

- [Cancelled 1969-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4118X-1969-02-27): Aero Commander 100, S/N 216. Exported to Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Taksel Ruth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAKSEL%20RUTH), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

## Related

- Other Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hanson-lonn-avid-amphibian/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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