# N8551Z: Aerofab LAKE 250, registration cancelled 2017-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2017
- Exported to: Russia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerofab LAKE 250](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (registry code 5110322)
- Serial number: 130
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2017
- Last registry action: June 29, 2017
- Mode S code: ABBC7E
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake 130 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20130%20LLC)
- Location: [Bartow, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Bartow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.8761° N, 81.8127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33830, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8551Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8551Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551Z-2017-12-12

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 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 SEA01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA022), Dec 1, 2000: Aerofab Lake 250 (N8551Z), Mercer Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a left turning step taxi to takeoff, resulting in a wing contacting the water during the step turn.

## 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 20001201025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001201025359A), Dec 1, 2000: N8551Z, Medina, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot was departing his home base on lake Washington. He began his takeoff to the west, planning a left step turn to the south into the wind. He had just…

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