# N6500Z: 2002 Lancair LC-40-550FG, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lancair LC-40-550FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc-40-550fg) (registry code 5150000)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00003SE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00003SE), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 40040
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2012
- Last registry action: May 30, 2012
- Mode S code: A88F2A
- Owner when cancelled: [River Bend Energy LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIVER%20BEND%20ENERGY%20LLC)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7520° N, 97.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76011, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6500Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6500Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6500Z-2018-02-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Lancair LC-40-550FG: https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc-40-550fg.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 CEN14FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA437), Aug 17, 2014: Lancair LC 40 550FG (N6500Z), Ranger, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control shortly after takeoff as a result of spatial disorientation due to dark night conditions, the pilot's low overall night and instrument flight time, and his lack…

## 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 20140816014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816014279A), Aug 16, 2014: Lancair Company LC-40-550FG (N6500Z), Ranger, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On August 16, 2014, at 2330, a Lancair LC-40 aircraft bearing registration number N6500Z, registered to river bend energy LLC, crashed after take off from Cook…

## Other aircraft with N6500Z

- [Cancelled 1997-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6500Z-1997-11-06): Cessna TU206G, S/N U20606297. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lowpensky Theodore](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWPENSKY%20THEODORE), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- [Cancelled 1962-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6500Z-1962-07-24): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-2023. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Southwest Air Rangers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AIR%20RANGERS), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)

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