# N6655L: Lake LA-4, registration cancelled 1991-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302)
- Serial number: 418
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A8C9DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Fil Walter G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIL%20WALTER%20G)
- Location: [Prospect Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Prospect%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1037° N, 87.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60070, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6655L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6655L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6655L-1991-01-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC88LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA176), Jul 4, 1988: Lake LA-4 (N6655L), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: HARD LANDING DUE TO IMPROPER LEVEL OFF OF THE STUDENT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. THE LEFT WING PARTIALLY FAILED BECAUSE OF OVERLOAD AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN…

## 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 19880704025199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704025199A), Jul 4, 1988: Conaer LA4 (N6655L), Linden, NJ, Substantial damage. Student used full left aileron to level wings on takeoff. Wing creases. CFI aborted. Landed in marsh. Wing was bent

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