Single-engine piston

N16RC

1973 Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
576
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lake N16Rc Partners LLC (LLC)
Based
Stamford, CT
Registration record

N16RC on the FAA register

Type
1973 Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer (FAA: Lake LA-4-200)
Serial
576
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Lake N16Rc Partners LLC
Stamford, CT
Certificate issued
2023-04-05
Airworthiness date
1996-05-23
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0F0CF
Mode S (octal)
50170317
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
455 nm
Cruise (type)
130 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N16RC.
  • 1996-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N16RC

N16RC is a 1973 Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer (FAA model LA-4-200), serial number 576. The FAA register lists Lake N16Rc Partners LLC as the registrant in Stamford, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 130 knots and a range of about 455 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 23, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N16RC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
130 kt
Range
455 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,050 ft
Landing over 50 ft
950 ft
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-10-26 Accident · Scotts Valley,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3064
Reported aircraft: Mustang II — a different aircraft that carried the N16RC registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.