- Registered owner
- Byrd Cody
- Location
- Dalhart, TX
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- LAIV098
- Year built
- 2010
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- February 18, 2010
- Certificate issued
- February 20, 2014
- Expires
- February 28, 2030
- Mode S code
- A95172
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental IO-550 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 29
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1987 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 |
Engine · Continental IO-550 series
AD 2023-17-04Reciprocating Engine Oil SystemAD 2023-09-09Exhaust Turbine System (Recip)AD 2023-05-16Reciprocating Engine Power SectionInformation bulletins that may apply · 11
Advisory, not mandatory.
Engine · Continental IO-550 series
SAIB NE-20-05POWERPLANT - Engine Camshaft Gear Tooth FractureSAIB NE-18-16POWERPLANT Alternator Drive CouplingSAIB NE-17-11POWERPLANT Engine damage as a result of kickbackSAIB NE-16-13Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealantSAIB NE-13-15Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control LeversSAIB NE-13-04Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing InspectionSAIB NE-10-09Reciprocating Engine Power Section: Hydraulic Valve LiftersSAIB NE-10-07Reciprocating Engine Cylinder: Identification Information for Superior Air Parts, PMA Cylinder Heads for Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520,and IO-550 Series Engines.SAIB NE-09-08Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSAIB NE-07-09R1Periodic Inspections of ECi Cylinder Assemblies for Cracks in the Aluminum HeadSAIB NE-02-41NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N7SFMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Gatewood Ronald L LANCAIR IV aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N7SFMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Gatewood Ronald L LANCAIR IV aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N7SFGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Gatewood Ronald L LANCAIR IV aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 41
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 41 STCs
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N7SF before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.