Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
CULVER LFA
Fixed Wing Single Engine · CONT MOTOR O-200-D
Registered
38
Year Range
1940–1942
NTSB Events
7
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered CULVER LFA aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- OH 15.8% 6
- CA 13.2% 5
- WA 7.9% 3
- FL 5.3% 2
- IL 5.3% 2
- OK 5.3% 2
- TX 5.3% 2
- NC 5.3% 2
- CO 5.3% 2
- MO 2.6% 1
+11 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1940s 78.9% 30
- Unknown 21.1% 8
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving CULVER LFA aircraft
7 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 7.
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Jul 12, 2014
N41716Limington, Maine Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jan 2, 2006
N37814Alamogordo, New Mexico Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 2, 2000
N34783MOAB, Utah
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 11, 1993
N41729SONOMA, California Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 15, 1970
N37832ANSONIA, Connecticut
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 28, 1968
N41637SAVANNAH, Georgia
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 18, 1965
N41729MARICOPA, Arizona
NTSB Docket →
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning CULVER LFA
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
USE-LFA: A Data-Driven Framework for UAM Site Evaluation using Latent Factor Analysis
Urban air mobility (UAM) introduces new challenges for infrastructure planning, requiring data driven approaches for sustainable site selection.
- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (ORL)
Olfactory Training Impacts Olfactory Dysfunction Induced by COVID-19: A Pilot Study
Introduction: Olfactory dysfunction is one of the main symptoms of COVID-19 and may last beyond resolution of the infection.
- arXiv 2019 · arXiv preprint
ALFA: A Dataset for UAV Fault and Anomaly Detection
We present a dataset of several fault types in control surfaces of a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for use in Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) and Anomaly Detection (AD) research.
- NASA NTRS 2024 · Accepted Manuscript (Version with final changes)
Inverse Modeling of the Initial Stage of the 1991 Pinatubo Volcanic Cloud Accounting for Radiative Feedback of Volcanic Ash
The way volcanic clouds evolve is very sensitive to the initial spatial 3D distributions of volcanic materials, which are often unknown. In this study, we conducted inverse modeling of the Mt.
- arXiv 2024 · arXiv preprint
Incentive-Compatible Vertiport Reservation in Advanced Air Mobility: An Auction-Based Approach
The rise of advanced air mobility (AAM) is expected to become a multibillion-dollar industry in the near future. Market-based mechanisms are touted to be an integral part of AAM operations, which comp…
- arXiv 2024 · arXiv preprint
Noise-Aware and Equitable Urban Air Traffic Management: An Optimization Approach
Urban air mobility (UAM), a transformative concept for the transport of passengers and cargo, faces several integration challenges in complex urban environments.
Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to CULVER LFA
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets
FAA TCDS for CULVER LFA
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- A-730 Current Rev 2 · 01/30/1950
Superior Aircraft Company
Models: LFA, LCA
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for CULVER LFA
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 38 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N20949 | MO | 1940 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34783 | OH | 1941 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N34788 | CA | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34797 | PA | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34856 | MD | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34864 | OH | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34874 | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34875 | WA | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34879 | OH | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34882 | OH | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34883 | IL | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34890 | WA | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34895 | OK | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37803 | WV | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37804 | OK | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37814 | WA | 1941 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N37819 | TX | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37822 | NC | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37823 | GU | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37828 | NY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37832 | NC | 1941 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N37833 | FL | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N37841 | AR | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41601 | GA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41607 | CA | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41620 | CA | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41627 | CO | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41630 | CT | 1941 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41637 | MI | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N41705 | OH | 1942 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41710 | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41716 | AZ | 1942 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N41719 | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41726 | OR | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41727 | OH | 1942 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41729 | CA | 1941 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N41730 | CO | 1942 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N41733 | IL | 1942 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →