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Models · Lake · Piston singles · data as of October 27, 2026

Lake LA-4

137 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1960 to 1989; half of them date from 1972 or earlier. Florida has the most (22). 34% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the LA-4 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Lycoming I0360 Ser (47), Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (39), Lycoming I0360 Ser A&C (24)
Seats
4
Cruise speed
about 91 mph
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Lake
Registered
earliest certificate August 6, 1975; newest August 12, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
LA-4-200911970 to 198966.4%
LA-4451960 to 197032.8%
LA-4A119600.7%

When they were built by decade · 24 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
196038
197059
198016

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20111
20127
20133
20144
20155
20163
20177
20181
20198
20207
202112
202210
202317
20246
20256
20267

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid13498%
Pending21%
Reports overdue10.7%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard13196%
None on file54%
Restricted10.7%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Wings Air Charter LLC1Wayman Luy LLC1Valiair Limited CO Trustee1Tradewinds Aero Group LLC1Top Aircraft Leasing LLC1Thompson Equipment CO1Sunset Hill Ventures LLC1Steils Building Renovation and Management INC1Sport Aviation Services LLC1Savtea LLC1S35 Aviation LLC1Runway Optional LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Wings Air Charter LLC1
Wayman Luy LLC1
Valiair Limited CO Trustee1
Tradewinds Aero Group LLC1
Top Aircraft Leasing LLC1
Thompson Equipment CO1
Sunset Hill Ventures LLC1
Steils Building Renovation and Management INC1
Sport Aviation Services LLC1
Savtea LLC1
S35 Aviation LLC1
Runway Optional LLC1

Fleet pages: Valiair Limited CO Trustee · Top Aircraft Leasing LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 109 cases since 1982, 15 fatal

2026-01-17WPR26LA090 · LA-4-200 N48X · accident near Dewey, WA · no injuries
2021-08-03WPR21LA312 · LA-4 N7615L · accident near Lake Isabell, CA · minor injuries
2020-12-15ERA21LA078 · LA-4-200 N5023L · accident near Orlando, FL · minor injuries
2019-09-03ANC19LA051 · LA-4-200 N6672L · accident near Girdwood, AK · no injuries
2017-06-02CEN17WA211 · LA-4-200 CGZSW · accident near Muskoka, Ontario · 2 killed
2014-04-29ERA14CA225 · LA-4 N1029L · accident near Chapin, SC · minor injuries
2013-09-06ERA13CA413 · LA-4 N1136L · accident near Monticello, KY · no injuries
2012-04-01WPR12CA151 · LA-4-200 N32LB · accident near Lake Havasu City, AZ · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 109 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Lake LA-4 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

137 as of October 27, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Lake LA-4s?

Florida, with 22.

Who owns the Lake LA-4?

34% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Lake LA-4s on the register built?

Between 1960 and 1989; half of them in 1972 or earlier.

How many Lake LA-4 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

109 accidents and incidents since 1982, 15 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Lake LA-4 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lake LA-4 the component layer

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 39 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years: about 1.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.

Failure reports 39 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA

02468950106215
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
954
963
974
988
992
013
022
032
042
052
061
101
112
131
152

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Engine1128%
Propeller923%
Landing gear615%
Flight controls410%
Airframe structure410%
Heating, ice protection and utility systems38%
Fuel system25%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Hub5
Blade4
Breather2
Line2
Pushrod2
Actuator1
Actuator Rod1
Adapter1
Air Box1
Attach Fitting1

Latest reports

2015-11-24Oil Filter: damaged · engine
2015-06-01Contact: loose · engine
2013-10-13Tube: cracked · engine
2011-10-27Pushrod: corroded · flight controls
2011-06-12Engine: power loss · engine

Approved replacement parts 106 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: lake la (48), stator (6), vortex generator (5), mounting (5), control (3), carbon steel (3), brake disc (3), autopilot (3), switch (2), stainless steel (2).

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the LA-4 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/lake/la-4.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 137

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N6691L Lake
LA-4-200
Coconut Adventures LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2026-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7635L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2026-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5038L Lake
LA-4-200
Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2026-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51LK Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64GW Lake
LA-4-200
Qwacker Aviation LLC
Hickory, North Carolina
Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1022L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2026-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99CF Lake
LA-4-200
Pelican Aviation INC
Gainesville, Georgia
Standard 2026-03-12 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N2014L Lake
LA-4
Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2025-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39362 Lake
LA-4-200
Sport Aviation Services LLC
Lucedale, Mississippi
Standard 2025-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87RK Lake
LA-4-200
Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2025-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999QQ Lake
LA-4-200
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2025-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2025-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N972CS Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2025-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7623L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Washington
None on file 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7605L Lake
LA-4
Eagle Racer LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2024-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1056L Lake
LA-4-200
Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2024-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2040L Lake
LA-4
Lake Fun LLP
Terre Haute, Indiana
Standard 2024-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N410FB Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2024-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1121L Lake
LA-4
Sunset Hill Ventures LLC
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Standard 2024-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65636 Lake
LA-4-200
Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1079L Lake
LA-4-200
Tradewinds Aero Group LLC
Sarasota, Florida
Standard 2023-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7604L Lake
LA-4
Cnc Aviation LLC
Rollinsford, New Hampshire
Standard 2023-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1070L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N406DE Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39789 Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69UL Lake
LA-4
Red Rock Flying School LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2023-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70JX Lake
LA-4-200
Runway Optional LLC
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2UY Lake
LA-4-200
Life Builders International
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8014C Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4333 Lake
LA-4-200
Qualitair LLC
Michelstadt,
Standard 2023-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509SW Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91014 Lake
LA-4-200
Bear Metal Motors LLC
Temecula, California
Standard 2023-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7628L Lake
LA-4
Aerial Serveys INC
Post Falls, Idaho
Restricted 2023-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16RC Lake
LA-4-200
Lake N16Rc Partners LLC
Stamford, Connecticut
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65714 Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5LY Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N225EX Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
None on file 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2017L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5035L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1073L Lake
LA-4-200
Desert Fish Aviation LLC
Queen Creek, Arizona
Standard 2022-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7622L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7634L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1059L Lake
LA-4-200
Planes & Parts INC
Weston, Florida
Standard 2022-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6682L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2022-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7611L Lake
LA-4
Steils Building Renovation and Management INC
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Standard 2022-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8013U Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5006L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1120L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1072L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85213 Lake
LA-4-200
Rotaiva
Toluca Lake, California
Standard 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2035L Lake
LA-4
Chris Fuher Flight Instruction LLC DBA
Townsend, Montana
Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N593LA Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6658L Lake
LA-4
Chump LLC
Bridgman, Michigan
Standard 2021-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7626L Lake
LA-4
Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9777 Lake
LA-4-200
Valiair Limited CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2021-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95ST Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16LK Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2029L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3RQ Lake
LA-4-200
Air Carriage INC
Chico, California
Standard 2020-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5023L Lake
LA-4-200
Island Hoppers Seaplanes 2 LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2020-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65702 Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5028L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8500S Lake
LA-4-200
Leading Edge Leasing LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N396CB Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8536X Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2020-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2ME Lake
LA-4-200
Wayman Luy LLC
Weston, Florida
None on file 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40CL Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737LB Lake
LA-4-200
Island Hopper Seaplanes LLC
Wooster, Ohio
Standard 2019-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337XP Lake
LA-4-200
3 Points LLC
Comstock Park, Michigan
Standard 2019-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1168L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18NB Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1144L Lake
LA-4
Composite Sign Products INC
Zeeland, Michigan
Standard 2019-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4VZ Lake
LA-4-200
Discovery Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2019-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8513G Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80125 Lake
LA-4-200
Savtea LLC
Winter Haven, Florida
Standard 2017-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5056L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2017-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80126 Lake
LA-4-200
Wings Air Charter LLC
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Standard 2017-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111TY Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Washington
None on file 2017-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6699L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15AG Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1075L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1116L Lake
LA-4
R J Berra INC
Burtonsville, Maryland
Standard 2016-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1147L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N771KA Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
New York
None on file 2016-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1158L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2015-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2TY Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39791 Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N238RT Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35HM Lake
LA-4-200
Mezrah Realty CORP INC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1066L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6653L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2014-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1058L Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65650 Lake
LA-4-200
S35 Aviation LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Standard 2014-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928DS Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2013-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65703 Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N161JL Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2013-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1166L Lake
LA-4
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2012-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79PL Lake
LA-4-200
Northern Aviation LLC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2012-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13RZ Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2012-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9571R Lake
LA-4-200
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2012-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes