# N527B: Lake LA-4, registration cancelled 2023-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 375
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1985
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2019
- Last registry action: November 5, 2019
- Mode S code: A6A308
- Owner when cancelled: [Vrechek Joseph D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VRECHEK%20JOSEPH%20D)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8597° N, 97.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76137, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N527B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=527B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527B-2023-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4.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 BFO87DIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIA01), May 17, 1987: Lake LA-4 (N527B), Stafford, VA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19870517021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517021429I), May 17, 1987: Conaer LA4 (N527B), Stafford, VA, Substantial damage. Aircrafts hull struck a submerged object during a water takeoff run, amphiban partially sank in the river.

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