# N144L: 1997 Lanham Kenneth LANCAIR IV, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lanham Kenneth LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/lanham-kenneth-lancair-iv) (registry code 056037N)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 138
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 1998
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2008
- Last registry action: November 5, 2008
- Mode S code: A0B286
- Owner when cancelled: [Unitan David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITAN%20DAVID)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5086° N, 122.6883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144L-2018-01-11

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 Lanham Kenneth LANCAIR IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/lanham-kenneth-lancair-iv.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 WPR09LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA263), May 23, 2009: Lanham Lancair IV (N144L), Seligman, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during en route descent while operating in known icing conditions.

## 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 20090522011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090522011119A), May 22, 2009: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N144L), Seligman, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) 05/22/09 Aircraft N144L; while en-route on a jfr flight plan to ksdl from khio, zab lost contact (approximately 2.5 min) after giving clearance to…

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