Lake Amphibian abandoned

This Lake Buccaneer LA-4-200 amphibian has been sitting at Elstree Aerodrome outside of London for almost 10 years now, abandoned. She's got canadian registration C-FQIP, but nobody really knows who owns her. I tried to inquire and see if I could save her, but the airport manager told me that her tie down fees are paid regularly and that the owner doesn't want to sell. So there she sits. A couple more years and she won't be able to be saved at all. Sad story.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Lake
• Amphibian
• Buccaneer
• LA4
• LA-4
• LA4-200
• LA-4-200

[WildBillKelso91]

:( very sad..

[tso1415]

sad to see. id buy this if i could, and get it all fixed up.

its a really nice plane, and its worth every penny to fix it.

[journeyer58]

What a crying shame. A beautiful winged bird like this should never be left to neglect and rust, they serve us well and fly like a dream. Hopefully someone will find this and take it away for repair and refit. Thanks for showing this wonderful bird.

[IAS808cj]

Lakes are very neat planes. Originally Colonial Skimmer ,built by Colonial Aircraft in Sanford Maine USA dates from late forties.. Very sad. There are several airplanes at the airport where I am based that are completely neglected. Flat tires and the gear sinking into the ground because it has been so long. Is this plane beyond repair or could she be resurrected?

[4crevis]

...I go to Elstree Aerodrome quite a lot... over the past 30 years believe it or not... only plane spotting... just love being around Aircraft... would love to have a Pilots licence... seen this Aircraft many times... knew it was an amphibian but didn't know what it was called... so thanks for that!

[atrauhala]

Crying shame.