# N53625: 1943 Laister-Kauffman LK-10A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Laister-Kauffman LK-10A](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-kauffman-lk-10a) (registry code 5090204, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G-15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G-15) (Laister-Kauffmann Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1957
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2007
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A6C973
- Registered owner: [Port Townsend Aero Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORT%20TOWNSEND%20AERO%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Port Townsend, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Townsend)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0413° N, 122.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98368, 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=53625
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53625

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 (Laister-Kauffman LK-10A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

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 LAX72FUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG22), Oct 10, 1971: Laister LK-10A (N53625), Elsinore, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N53625.

## 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) (9)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Laister-Kauffman LK-10A)

- [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc
- [STC SG10WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG10WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces with Ceconite103 material. Ceconite Inc
- [STC SG4-1240](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4-1240): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc
- [STC SA1350WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1350WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage and/or control surfaces with fiberglass cloth. Ceconite, Inc
- [STC SA4-840](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-840): Fabric replaced with glass cloth on wings, fuselage, empennage and/or control surfaces. Air Fibre Inc
- [STC SG4-1230](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4-1230): Ceconite 101 covering of complete glider. Cooper Engineering Corporation
- [STC SG4-1411](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4-1411): Ceconite 103 covering of glider. Cooper Engineering Corporation
- [STC SG4-741](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4-741): Bubble canopies over each cockpit and change in configuration of vertical and horizontal tail. Williams John W

## Related

- Other Laister-Kauffman LK-10A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-kauffman-lk-10a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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