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AttributeCONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-360-A1A
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1960
Production end1970
Endorsements requiredcomplex
Performance
Cruise speed114 KTAS
Range296 nm
Service ceiling13,000 ft
Climb rate800 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)39 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,275 ft
Landing over 50 ft900 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load845 lb
Full-fuel payload605 lb
Max takeoff weight2,400 lb
Empty weight1,555 lb
Usable fuel40 gal
Fuel burn at cruise10.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$60,000
Price, high$95,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time42
Active fleet15
Median year built1975.0
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years—
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active—
Ownership transfers, last 24 months0
Transfers per 100 active—
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencenone
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record1—
Severity2—
Access3—
Support41.2 of 10
Liquidity5—
Overall (sum of the categories shown)6—
  1. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  2. Severity: class median 12.5.
  3. Access: class median 775.
  4. Support: class median 147.5.
  5. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  6. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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