# N4416Y: 1992 Laporte David G MXLII SPORT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Laporte David G MXLII SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/laporte-david-g-mxlii-sport) (registry code 05620BE, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 338MXL2DL1
- Year built: 1992
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1992
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2018
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A55195
- Registered owner: [Gills Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLS%20MARK%20A)
- Location: [Union, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Union)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4191° N, 91.0175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63084, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4416Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4416Y

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 (Laporte David G MXLII SPORT)

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 CHI01LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA213), Jul 14, 2001: LaPorte MXL II Sport (N4416Y), Gaines Twp., MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor planning which resulted in foreign object damage to the propeller, and the low altitude at which the loss of power occurred which resulted in the pilot not being able to properly…

## NTSB investigations on N4416Y not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 FTW81DQG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG49), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N4416Y), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKG02), Jul 6, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N4416Y), Irwinville, GA, substantial damage

## 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 20010714017089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714017089A), Jul 14, 2001: N4416Y, No damage. (-23) Pilot was attending annual summer fun fly-in at a small airport located at the intersection of duffield and reid road, gaines township. The pilot and…

## Reports on N4416Y not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4416Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19810809049039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809049039A), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N4416Y), Littlefield, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to base. Stalled on low-level downwind turn on forced landing.

## 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 N4416Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4416Y before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416Y-undated): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 254034. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Laporte David G MXLII SPORT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/laporte-david-g-mxlii-sport/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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