# N427LE: 2009 Bartels Joseph LANCAIR EVOLUTION, registration cancelled 2018-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bartels Joseph LANCAIR EVOLUTION](https://openairdocs.org/model/bartels-joseph-lancair-evolution) (registry code 05628J8)
- 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) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: EVO-002
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Kit: Lancair Intl Inc EVOLUTION
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, crew training, market survey
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 2014
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2015
- Last registry action: April 14, 2015
- Mode S code: A5169F
- Owner when cancelled: [Unmanned Systems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNMANNED%20SYSTEMS%20INC)
- Location: [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2811° N, 121.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97756, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427LE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=427LE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LE-2018-02-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bartels Joseph LANCAIR EVOLUTION: https://openairdocs.org/model/bartels-joseph-lancair-evolution.md

## 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 WPR15LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA242), Aug 14, 2015: Bartels Lancair (N427LE), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean.

## 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 20150813021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150813021549A), Aug 13, 2015: Bartels Joseph LANCAIR EVOLUTION (N427LE), Pacific Ocean, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed phoenix deer valley (dvt) airport for IFR flight to hesperia (L26)airport. Pilot contacted albuquerque ARTCC for IFR instructions. Read-back was…

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