# N515DL: 2015 David James LANCAIR EVOLUTION - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [David James LANCAIR EVOLUTION](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-james-lancair-evolution) (registry code 05633Y7, 4 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135a) (registry code 52260) - Data sheets: [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: EVO-0060 - Year built: 2015 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Kit: Lancair Intl Inc EVOLUTION - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: May 21, 2015 - Certificate issued: December 1, 2014 - Expires: December 31, 2027 - Mode S code: A67458 - Registered owner: [Davlor Aircraft Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVLOR%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20LLC) - Location: [Bellefontaine, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Bellefontaine) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 40.3644° N, 83.7584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43311, 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=515DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515DL 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): 4 in force ### Matched by airframe (David James LANCAIR EVOLUTION) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A) - [AD 2014-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2014-11-05): Reinforcement liner to the power turbine (PT) containment ring and, for certain PT containment rings, adding scallops · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11, PT6A-110, PT6A-112 and 18 more. Effective Aug 5, 2014 - [AD 2012-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-09-10): First stage sun gears · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-110, PT6A-112, PT6A-114 and 12 more. Effective May 23, 2012 - [AD 2002-23-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-23-13): Turbine Exhaust Ducts · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11, PT6A-110, PT6A-112 and 20 more. Effective Dec 31, 2002 - [AD 97-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-04-12): Compressor Bleed-off Valve · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11, PT6A-110, PT6A-112 and 52 more. Effective Mar 14, 1997 ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB NE-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-12-04): Turbine/ Turboprop Engine: Reduction Gearbox. Issued Nov 1, 2011 ## 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 CEN21FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA238), May 28, 2021: Lancair Evolution (N515DL), McDermott, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize and avoid airframe icing conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane performance and a subsequent loss of control and in-flight break-up. ## 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 20210528007029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210528007029A), May 28, 2021: David James LANCAIR EVOLUTION (N515DL), Mcdermott, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 28, 2021, about 1048 eastern daylight time, a Lancair Evolution airplane, N515DL, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mcdermott,… ## 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) (8) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A) - [STC SE00002EN](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00002EN): Instructions for Continued Airworthiness for the PT6A-34, -34AG, -34B, -36, -114, -114A, -116, -135, and -135A engine models that define specific maintenance tasks and their associated maintenance schedules, and that are used as a supplement to the applicable Pratt & Whitney Canada manuals. MORE Company Inc - [STC SE00014EN](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00014EN): Installation of the Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc. CrossCheck Engine Monitor Kit P/N HUMS-K-071-1, Rev. A on the specified PT6A engine models and kit P/N HUMS-K-071-2 on the specified A250 engine models. Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc - [STC SE00020EN](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00020EN): Installation of the Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc. TrendCheck/ TrendCheck Plus Engine Monitor Kit P/N TREND-K-010-1. Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Inc - [STC SE02357NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE02357NY): Installation of the Pratt & Whitney Canada, PT6A-135, dual fuel feed line configuration. Standard Aero Inc - [STC SE615GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE615GL): Incorporation of a fuel flow transducer. Shadin Avionics - [STC SE09286SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE09286SC): Installation of an alternate gas generator case. Airforce Turbine Service - [STC SE09257SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE09257SC): Convert P&W Engine Models PT6A-15AG, -27, and -28, into PT6A-34 configuration. Covington Aircraft Engines, Inc - [STC SE659NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE659NE): Installation of oil tank filler neck check valve, P/N TSA-76A. Aviation Components Support ## Related - Other David James LANCAIR EVOLUTION aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/david-james-lancair-evolution/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135a.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.