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  • LAKE LA-4-200

Comparison

AttributeLAKE LA-4-200
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming IO-360-A1B
Horsepower200 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1970
Production end1980
Endorsements requiredcomplex
Performance
Cruise speed130 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling14,700 ft
Climb rate1,200 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)45 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,135 lb
Full-fuel payload811 lb
Max takeoff weight2,690 lb
Empty weight1,555 lb
Usable fuel54 gal
Fuel burn at cruise11.2 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$65,000
Price, high$140,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$34,000
Overhaul cost, high$48,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time271
Active fleet91
Median year built1974.0
NTSB events, last 10 years5
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years154.95 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active232.97 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months11
Transfers per 100 active312.09 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives6
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record42.7 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity58.9 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access63 of 10
Support73.9 of 10
Liquidity80.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)919 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 91 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 91 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 91 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. 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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