# N1402C: 1984 Aerofab LAKE LA-4-250, registration cancelled 2022-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerofab LAKE LA-4-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-4-250) (registry code 5110320)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 1985
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2016
- Last registry action: February 28, 2019
- Mode S code: A0A551
- Owner when cancelled: [Amphibian Flyers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMPHIBIAN%20FLYERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Winter Haven, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Haven)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0510° N, 81.7025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33881, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1402C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1402C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1402C-2022-06-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Aerofab LAKE LA-4-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-4-250.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 ERA22LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA090), Dec 17, 2021: Aerofab Lake LA-4-250 (N1402C), Auburndale, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A bird strike, which resulted in a loss of control while flying at low altitude over a lake.

## 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 20211217021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211217021119A), Dec 17, 2021: Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-4-250 (N1402C), Auburndale, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Upon arriving to the scene the sheriffs briefed the FAA that they had recovered upon arriving to the scene the sheriffs briefed the FAA that they had recovered…

## Other aircraft with N1402C

- [Cancelled 1970-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1402C-1970-07-15): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-1161. Owner: [Archie R Maclaughlin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCHIE%20R%20MACLAUGHLIN), [Narragansett, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Narragansett)

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