# N7639L: 1969 Lake LA-4, registration cancelled 2014-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 412
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1971
- Last registry action: January 15, 1977
- Mode S code: AA504B
- Owner when cancelled: [Post E Merritt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POST%20E%20MERRITT)
- Location: [Pleasant Valley, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Pleasant%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7346° N, 73.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12569, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7639L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7639L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7639L-2014-09-19

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: 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 NYC79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA040), Apr 20, 1979: Lake LA-4 (N7639L), Jonesboro, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790420043129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420043129A), Apr 20, 1979: Conaer LA4 (N7639L), Jonesboro, ME, Destroyed. Pilot delayed goaround and aircraft crashed into trees at end of runway.

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