# Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 05617ZC - Manufacturer (registry): HERMANN BJORN - Model: LANCAIR IV - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · Turbo-prop - Seats: 4 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hermann-bjorn-lancair-iv Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (1) - [N89NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89NW): [Common Cents Holding Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMON%20CENTS%20HOLDING%20COMPANY%20LLC), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis), built 2005, S/N LIV556 ## 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 CEN14FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA278), Jun 7, 2014: Hermann Bjorn Lancair IV (N86NW), Duluth, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, which was due to spatial disorientation resulting from erroneous heading and bank angle… ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20140607010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607010089A), Jun 7, 2014: Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV (N86NW), Duluth, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot departed Duluth, MN enroute to goose bay, newfoundland, Canada. After departure, dlh TRACON noted that the aircraft was turning south of its filed route.… - [Incident 20131031024959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131031024959I), Oct 31, 2013: Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV (N89NW), Fort Stockton, TX, Minor damage. On October 31, 2013, at 2115 CDT, a Lancair IV home built bearing the registration number N89NW, [privacy data omitted], had the gear collapse while landing on… - [Incident 20080904844889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080904844889I), Sep 4, 2008: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N89NW), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Owner of the airplane pulled the aircraft out of a hangar using an electric tow bar attached to the nose gear. Then proceeded to start the engine with… ## Service difficulty reports (7) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 2010FA0000840](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000840), Jul 19, 2010: ROCKER. BROKEN. SUDDEN ENGINE ROUGHNESS, PARTIAL POWER WENT FULL RICH ON 1 MILE FINAL. ADDED POWER TO FLARE, ENGINE FAILED ENTIRELY DUE TO FLOODING. ROCKER ARM FOUND BROKEN. AP - [SDR AU990982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU990982), Oct 8, 1999: OXYGEN SYSTEM. UNAPPROVED PART. (AUS) OXYGEN SYSTEM FOUND INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT WITH NO INSTALLATION CERTIFICATION OR WEIGHT/BALANCE DATA IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK. THE OXYGEN SYSTEM IS NOT APP - [SDR AU990983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU990983), Oct 6, 1999: TORQUE TUBE. CORRODED. (AUS) ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE CORRODED. THE AREA IS COVERED WITH EXHAUST GAS DEPOSITS. - [SDR 99ZZZX4048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4048), Sep 29, 1999: LIFTER. PITTED. FACTORY NEW ENGINE DIS-ASSEMBLED FOR BALANCING. PITTING FOUND ON 6 INTAKE AND 2 EXHAUST LIFTER FACES. - [SDR AU991075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU991075), Jul 30, 1999: CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAILED. (AUS) INCORRECT RATED CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTALLED. CIRCUIT BREAKER RATED AT 50 AMPS CONNECTED TO A 70 AMP ALTERNATOR. CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED DURING FLIGHT. UNAPPR - [SDR AU990461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU990461), May 10, 1999: WINDOW. CRACKED. (AUS) RIGHT SIDE WINDOW CRACKED. WINDOW WAS MODIFIED DURING AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION. - [SDR AU990460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU990460), May 10, 1999: REGULATOR. MISINSTALLED. (AUS) INCORRECT VOLTAGE REGULATOR FITTED. ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Rosenbarger/Goldsborough LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenbarger-goldsborough-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056019X - [Living Scriptures LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/living-scriptures-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601BE - [Froelich Robert E LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/froelich-robert-e-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601FK - [Gregg L R/Ritsche T LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/gregg-l-r-ritsche-t-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601PO - [Raviation LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/raviation-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560203 - [Buck David G LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/buck-david-g-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602XG - [Jeppesen LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/jeppesen-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056037P - [Dramesi John A LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/dramesi-john-a-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603MY - [Moder Sam A LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/moder-sam-a-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603O4 - [Kilani Reda LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/kilani-reda-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603X7 - [Fox Henry Creed LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/fox-henry-creed-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604DU - [Hoshall Thaddeus Lee LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoshall-thaddeus-lee-lancair-iv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604HP --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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