# N40CH: 1998 Hayes Charles L LANCAIR IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hayes Charles L LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/hayes-charles-l-lancair-iv) (registry code 056055D, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: LIV-237
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 6, 2016
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A4AA82
- Registered owner: [Reinhart Christopher T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINHART%20CHRISTOPHER%20T)
- Location: [Apex, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Apex)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7187° N, 78.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40CH

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hayes Charles L LANCAIR IV)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40CH.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40CH.

## Reports on N40CH not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N40CH, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19900629065939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629065939I), Jun 29, 1990: Gulstm G1159A (N40CH), White Plains, NY. Pilot thought aircraft had received lightning strike on approach. Landed safely. Aircraft checked and found normal.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N40CH not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N40CH, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6603), Nov 10, 1995: WIRE. SHORTED. SMOKE WAS NOTED IN FRONT ENTRANCE AREA DURING GROUND RUN. FLOOR WAS REMOVED. WINDSHIELD HEATING WIRES WERE SHORTED, MELTED, AND BURNED. CIRCUIT BREAKER NR 80A C

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Hayes Charles L LANCAIR IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hayes-charles-l-lancair-iv/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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