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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 2, 2026Simpson Laurence Ray AMPHIBEOUS TRIKE
N440LS is a Simpson Laurence Ray AMPHIBEOUS TRIKE, a weight-shift aircraft with a two-stroke engine, built in 2008. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Rainier, Oregon. The FAA lists the registration as "first notice for registration renewal" (certificate issued May 4, 2010). It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 6, 2008.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Simpson Laurence Ray
- Model
- AMPHIBEOUS TRIKE
- Serial number
- H20041
- Type
- Weight-shift controlFAA type of aircraft code 7 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Two-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 7 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 582UL · 65 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2008
- Transponder code
- A54BA8 (octal 51245650)
Registration
- Status
- First notice for registration renewalFAA registration status code 25 (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 2010
- Expires
- April 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · September 6, 2008
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01013871
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Gates Larry J
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- PO Box 535
Rainier, OR 97048-0535
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N440LS links to the rest of the register
- Simpson Laurence Ray 1 aircraft on the register
- Rotax 582UL 132 aircraft with this engine series · 65 hp
- Rainier, OR 3 aircraft registered in this town
- Oregon 7,008 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N440LS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Registration status is "First notice for registration renewal". An aircraft cannot be operated on an invalid or expired registration; resolve this with the FAA before any transaction. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated September 6, 2008, consistent with the 2008 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial H20041 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N440LS according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N440LS: Accident on January 25, 2014 at Chehalis, WA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 23, 2008 at Lake Chelan, WA: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Simpson Amphibeous Trike/No · operated under 091
The failure of the left wing prong.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Simpson Amphibious Trike · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the float-equipped, weight-shift airplane.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data