# N40DS: 2007 Thomas James E LANCAIR LEGACY

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thomas James E LANCAIR LEGACY](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-james-e-lancair-legacy) (registry code 056243A, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 166
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR LEGACY 2000
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 27, 2018
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A4AAA4
- Registered owner: [Calhoun Air Center LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALHOUN%20AIR%20CENTER%20LLC)
- Location: [Washington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Washington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2869° N, 96.1894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77880, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40DS

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 (Thomas James E LANCAIR LEGACY)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40DS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40DS.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N40DS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40DS before.

- [Cancelled 2013-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40DS-2013-05-31): Shumard Douglas J STAR-LITE, S/N 162, built 1988. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)
- [Cancelled 1984-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40DS-1984-07-01): Shumard Douglas J STAR-LITE, S/N 001, built 1983. Owner: [Shumard Douglas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUMARD%20DOUGLAS%20J), [Plymouth, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Plymouth)

## Related

- Other Thomas James E LANCAIR LEGACY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-james-e-lancair-legacy/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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