# N37820: 1941 Culver LFA, registration cancelled 2002-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Culver LFA](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (registry code 8730204)
- Engine: [Franklin 4AC199D&E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac199d-e-series) (registry code 27009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-730](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 354
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1957
- Last registry action: January 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A4543A
- Owners when cancelled: [Howard Ormond L DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20ORMOND%20L%20DBA), [J & O Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20%26%20O%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Ione, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ione)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3414° N, 120.9401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95640, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37820
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37820
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37820-2002-03-05

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 Culver LFA: https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa.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 LAX00LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA348), Sep 26, 2000: Culver LFA (N37820), Ione, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the right brake during the landing roll resulting in loss of directional control and subsequent nose over of the airplane.

## 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 20000925013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000925013919A), Sep 25, 2000: Supac LFA (N37820), Ione, CA, Destroyed. (-23) A/c touched down and veered to the right. The a/c left the rwy and hit a barbed wire fence and nosed over. Investigation by the pilots. Indicat ed the…

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