# N1143L: Lake LA-4, registration cancelled 1972-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 1972
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302)
- Serial number: 305
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1972
- Mode S code: A03DDB
- Owner when cancelled: [Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWAYS%20INC)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1143L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1143L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1143L-1972-11-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 FTW67F0621](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0621), May 20, 1967: Lake LA-4 (N1143L), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1143L

- [Cancelled 2025-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1143L-2025-12-02): Sikorsky UH-60L, S/N 87-26002, built 1987. Exported to Portugal. Owner: [Ace Aeronautics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACE%20AERONAUTICS%20LLC), [Guntersville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Guntersville)
- [Cancelled 2013-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1143L-2013-04-29): Morton John W CHRISTAVIA M 1, S/N 2, built 1998. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)

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