# N1029L: 1963 Lake LA-4, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 272
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1963
- Last registry action: November 17, 2016
- Mode S code: A00FC0
- Location: [Newark, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newark)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7138° N, 75.7408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19711, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1029L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1029L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1029L-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lake LA-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ERA14CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA225), Apr 29, 2014: Lake LA-4 (N1029L), Chapin, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in abnormal contact with the water and separation of the right pontoon..
- [NTSB NYC79FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA02), Oct 8, 1978: Lake LA-4 (N1029L), Tuckernuck Isl, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0649](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0649), May 5, 1966: Lake LA-4 (N1029L), Bronx, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140429005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140429005909A), Apr 29, 2014: Lake LA-4 (N1029L), Lexington, SC, Substantial damage. On April 29 on about 5:28 local time N1029L a Lake aircraft LA-4 on a CFR part 91 flight was practicing take off and landings on Lake murrayin SC. After a…
- [Incident 19830127008019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127008019I), Jan 27, 1983: Conaer LA4 (N1029L), Mount Summit, IN, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure. Landed on school running track. Propeller control oil pressure line leaking.
- [Accident 19781008035349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008035349A), Oct 8, 1978: Conaer LA4 (N1029L), Tuckernuck Isl, MA, Substantial damage. R main gr failed.

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