# N1137L: Lake LA-4, registration cancelled 2000-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302)
- Serial number: 299
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1998
- Last registry action: May 19, 1998
- Mode S code: A03AB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Mclaughlin Francis B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLAUGHLIN%20FRANCIS%20B)
- Location: [Bloomfield Hills, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Bloomfield%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5819° N, 83.3047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48302, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1137L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1137L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1137L-2000-05-30

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 (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 CHI99LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA339), Sep 12, 1999: Lake LA-4 (N1137L), Ann Arbor, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown during a water landing.
- [NTSB LAX65F0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0028), Mar 29, 1965: Lake LA-4 (N1137L), Los Angeles, CA, 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 19990912029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912029639A), Sep 12, 1999: Conaer LA4 (N1137L), Ann Arbor, MI, Destroyed. (.19) On September 12, 1999, at 1327 eastern daylight time, a lake LA-4, N1137L, sustained substantial damage during a landing on Bruin Lake, about 18 miles…

## Other aircraft with N1137L

- [Cancelled 2014-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1137L-2014-11-25): Strader Robert S VP 1/M, S/N R.5.111. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Colley Douglas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLEY%20DOUGLAS%20W), [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)

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