# N8428F: Aerofab LAKE 250, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Aerofab LAKE 250](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (registry code 5110322)
- Serial number: 96
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: November 13, 1996
- Mode S code: AB8ABD
- Location: [Andover, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Andover)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9660° N, 74.7547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07821, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8428F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8428F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8428F-1997-03-24

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 Aerofab LAKE 250: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250.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 IAD96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA129), Aug 7, 1996: Aerofab Lake 250 (N8428F), Adirondack, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in his failure to ensure that he could maintain sufficient altitude and clearance from mountainous terrain after entering a blind…

## 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 19960807021609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807021609A), Aug 7, 1996: Aronca LA (N8428F), Saranac Lake, NY, Destroyed. Crashed in mounainous area.

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