# N1118L: 1963 Lake LA-4, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 280
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1963
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1986
- Last registry action: September 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A03365
- Owners when cancelled: [Haines Terry M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAINES%20TERRY%20M), [Allen Earl R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEN%20EARL%20R)
- Location: [Auburn, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Auburn)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9113° N, 121.0858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95603, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1118L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1118L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1118L-2013-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (4)

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 LAX87LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA019), Oct 18, 1986: Lake LA4-180 (N1118L), Folsom, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA23), May 11, 1973: Lake LA-4 (N1118L), St Charles, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3852](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3852), Sep 7, 1964: Lake LA4 (N1118L), Lake Texhoma, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0861](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0861), Mar 9, 1964: Lake LA4 (N1118L), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage

## 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 19861018049249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018049249A), Oct 18, 1986: Conaer LA4 (N1118L), Folsom, CA, Destroyed. Steep final flared late. Pontoon dug in on a swell. Cartwheeled.
- [Accident 19730511012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511012389A), May 11, 1973: Conaer LA4 (N1118L), St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Water very smooth.t/d on acfts keel,skipped aprx 4-6IN into air then settled back. Acft sank.

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