# N48X: 1973 Lake LA-4-200

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lake LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110310, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 560
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 2005
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2008
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A5E84D
- Registered owner: [Becker Lawrence D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20LAWRENCE%20D)
- Location: [Anacortes, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Anacortes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.4528° N, 122.5950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98221, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48X

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 (Lake LA-4-200)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming I0360 SER A&C)

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 WPR26LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA090), Jan 17, 2026: Lake LA-4-200 (N48X), Dewey, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20260116000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260116000709A), Jan 16, 2026: Lake LA-4-200 (N48X), Anacortes, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting flight training with the second pilot. After pattern work at skagit airport, the aircraft headed to Campbell Lake for water landing…
- [Incident 20200627008619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627008619I), Jun 27, 2020: Lake LA-4-200 (N48X), Burlington, WA, Minor damage. Pilot attempted to land on skagit river with landing gear extended.

## 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 N48X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N48X before.

- [Cancelled 1972-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48X-1972-11-24): Semcraft X-1 GYROCOPTER, S/N 001. Owner: [Semple William F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEMPLE%20WILLIAM%20F%20JR), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)
- [Cancelled 1964-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48X-1964-02-20): Bensen B7-M, S/N NL-1B, built 1958. Owner: [Noyes Norman And Lane David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOYES%20NORMAN%20AND%20LANE%20DAVID%20E), [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)

## Related

- Other Lake LA-4-200 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c.md

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