# N494R: 1995 Rosenbarger/Goldsborough LANCAIR IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rosenbarger/Goldsborough LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenbarger-goldsborough-lancair-iv) (registry code 056019X, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: LIV-172
- Year built: 1995
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1995
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2020
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A6206B
- Registered owners: [Cahill Daniel M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAHILL%20DANIEL%20M), [Cahill Julie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAHILL%20JULIE%20E)
- Location: [La Monte, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/La%20Monte)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7945° N, 93.4314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65337, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494R

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 (Rosenbarger/Goldsborough LANCAIR IV)

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 DEN00LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA152), Aug 15, 2000: Rosenbarger Lancair IV (N494R), Artesia, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft during initial climb following takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20050516008029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516008029I), May 16, 2005: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N494R), Roswell, NM, Minor damage. (-23) At 1154 MST on Monday may 16, 2005, N494R, a Lancair iv registered to the pilot, experienced a gear-up landing on runway 21 at Roswell Industrial Air…
- [Accident 20000815010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815010929A), Aug 15, 2000: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N494R), Artesia, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 15, 2000, at 1000 mountain daylight time, a homebuilt rosengurger Lancair iv, N494R, sustained substantial damage when it departed the side of…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Rosenbarger/Goldsborough LANCAIR IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenbarger-goldsborough-lancair-iv/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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