# N41603: 1941 Culver LFA, registration cancelled 2014-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 362
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 4, 2009
- Last registry action: December 4, 2009
- Mode S code: A4ECDE
- Owners when cancelled: [Bishton David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHTON%20DAVID%20W), [Bishton Meridith C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHTON%20MERIDITH%20C)
- Location: [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3940° N, 111.9329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85282, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41603
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41603
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41603-2014-10-06

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 NYC69D0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0181), Sep 3, 1968: Culver LFA (N41603), Perry, NY, substantial damage

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