# N993PT: 1966 Aerofab LA-4, registration cancelled 2024-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerofab LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-la-4) (registry code 5110312)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (registry code 41594)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 341
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 2016
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2023
- Last registry action: October 27, 2023
- Mode S code: ADDF1F
- Owner when cancelled: [Ashby Roland](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASHBY%20ROLAND)
- Location: [Grand Haven, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Haven)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0063° N, 86.1542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49417, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N993PT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=993PT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993PT-2024-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LA-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-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 CEN23LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA287), Jul 8, 2023: Aerofab LA-4 (N993PT), Big Prairie, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a submerged log during a water landing.

## 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 20230708008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708008699A), Jul 8, 2023: Aerofab LA-4 (N993PT), White Cloud, MI, Substantial damage. On July 8, 2023 at 0940 local time, a 1966 Aerofab (lake) LA-4 amphibian aircraft, [privacy data omitted], registered to and operated by a private pilot…

## Other aircraft with N993PT

- [Cancelled 2008-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993PT-2008-10-08): Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2, S/N 9087, built 2006. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Copter Lease LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC%20TRUSTEE), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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