Single-engine piston

N9777

1971 Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1971
Serial
471
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Limited Co Trustee (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
Registration record

N9777 on the FAA register

Type
1971 Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer (FAA: Lake LA-4-200)
Serial
471
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B
Registered owner
Valiair Limited Co Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2021-04-09
Airworthiness date
2014-02-11
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA0F3
Mode S (octal)
53320363
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-24
    Accident at Egelsbach, OF.
  • 2021-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N9777 to the current registrant.
  • 2014-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009-09-18
    N9777 previously assigned to a Homebuilt B&E Jeanies Teenie (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
  • 1939-02-12
    N9777 previously assigned to a Fairchild 71 (s/n 618); cancelled.
Overview

About N9777

N9777 is a 1971 Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer (FAA model LA-4-200), serial number 471. The FAA register lists Valiair Limited Co Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B 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 February 11, 2014.

N9777 has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 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

2026-06-24 Accident · Egelsbach, OF NTSB · GAA26WA227
Reported aircraft: Lake LA4
NTSB report ↗
1973-09-10 Accident · Indiana,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2657
Reported aircraft: Jeanies Teenie — a different aircraft that carried the N9777 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.