# N44AZ: 2003 Parkes Thomas D LANCAIR ES

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Parkes Thomas D LANCAIR ES](https://openairdocs.org/model/parkes-thomas-d-lancair-es) (registry code 0560604, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: ES-089-FB
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR ES/ES FAST
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 4, 2022
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A5485C
- Registered owner: [Galt Sheryl D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALT%20SHERYL%20D)
- Location: [Huachuca City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Huachuca%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7020° N, 110.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85616, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44AZ

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 (Parkes Thomas D LANCAIR ES)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR16LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA088), Mar 10, 2016: Thomas D. Parkes Lancair ES (N44AZ), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an over-temperature event, which thermally damaged the blade tips of the turbocharger wheel and resulted in a slowing or stoppage in the rotation of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20160310008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160310008929A), Mar 10, 2016: Parkes Thomas D LANCAIR ES (N44AZ), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. On March 10, 2016 at 1100 (PDT) , [privacy data omitted] was taking off runway 21R in N44AZ, Lancair Es, at Prescott municipal airport (prc) with just himself…

## Reports on N44AZ not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N44AZ, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19910704025719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704025719A), Jul 4, 1991: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N44AZ), Yellowstone Par, WY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Trying to land on shore,lost power, stalled, and impacted shallow lake water. Scat air intake line pinched,collapsed

## 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 N44AZ

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N44AZ before.

- [Cancelled 1996-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44AZ-1996-07-24): Jerrell Donald A JERRELL RV-4, S/N 1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lenahan James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LENAHAN%20JAMES%20L), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)

## Related

- Other Parkes Thomas D LANCAIR ES aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/parkes-thomas-d-lancair-es/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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