# N43LK: Mikael Rovala PA-18 REPLICA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mikael Rovala PA-18 REPLICA](https://openairdocs.org/model/mikael-rovala-pa-18-replica) (registry code 05642Q3, 3 seats)
- Serial number: KWT-01
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Nicholas Melvin Smith PA-18 REPLICA
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2024
- Expires: September 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A521C9
- Registered owner: [Pa-18 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PA-18%20LLC)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2306° N, 114.4033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59901, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43LK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43LK

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 (Mikael Rovala PA-18 REPLICA)

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 CEN26FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA325), Sep 27, 2026: EXP PA-18 Replica (N43LK), Buffalo, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N43LK.

## 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 N43LK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N43LK before.

- [Cancelled 2018-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43LK-2018-02-07): Laister-Kauffman LK-10A, S/N 107, built 1945. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Edwards Joseph C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20JOSEPH%20C), [Cabot, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Cabot)

## Related

- Other Mikael Rovala PA-18 REPLICA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mikael-rovala-pa-18-replica/aircraft.md

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