# N5040L: 1972 Lake LA-4-200, registration cancelled 2002-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Lake LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110310)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 497
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 1972
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1985
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A64B2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5040L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5040L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040L-2002-08-21

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 Lake LA-4-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200.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 IAD96FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA074), May 9, 1996: Lake LA-4-200 (N5040L), Sunapee, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in this accident were: the pilot's lack of currency in type and model airplane, and not following the requirement for the pilot to…

## 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 19960509010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509010109A), May 9, 1996: Conaer LA4200 (N5040L), Lake Sunapee, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into water and sank.

## Other aircraft with N5040L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5040L): Giefer Duane A ARROW II, S/N A11 1833503 TRI, built 2005

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