# N427LM: 1999 Hard Jim G CAPELLA XLS, registration cancelled 2005-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hard Jim G CAPELLA XLS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hard-jim-g-capella-xls) (registry code 05606YO)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: FW2C80TR172962
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Capella Aircraft Corporation CAPELLA XLS
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 2000
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1998
- Last registry action: December 21, 2004
- Mode S code: A516A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Hard Jim G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARD%20JIM%20G)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3517° N, 97.7327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78757, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427LM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=427LM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LM-2005-01-31

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 Hard Jim G CAPELLA XLS: https://openairdocs.org/model/hard-jim-g-capella-xls.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 FTW00LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA165), May 28, 2000: Hard Capella XLS (N427LM), Taylor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of the accident aircraft.

## 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 20000528009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000528009839A), May 28, 2000: Amtr CAPELLAXLS (N427LM), Taylor, TX, Substantial damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted]the owner builder of an amateur built capella xls substantially damaged the aircraft on landing at Taylor Municipal Airport.[privacy…

## Other aircraft with N427LM

- [Cancelled 2022-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LM-2022-05-20): Gulfstream Aerospace LP GULFSTREAM 200, S/N 200. Exported to Mexico

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