Aircraft model · Fixed wing single engine · Airplane · registry code 5150000

Manufacturer (registry)
LANCAIR COMPANY
Model
LC-40-550FG
Registry code
5150000
Registered
64 aircraft
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engines
1 · Reciprocating
Seats
4
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSA00003SE
Holder
Textron Aviation Inc.

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Aircraft by year built · 65

2000Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 65 aircraft
20003
200124
200221
200317

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 10

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

2004In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 12 ADs
20041
20052
20071
20082
20091
20111
20131
20221
20232
Superseded and historical ADs · 2
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5150000'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Information bulletins that may apply · 2

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
  WHERE s.saib_id IN (SELECT saib_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_saib.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5150000'))
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Registered aircraft · 64

See all 64 registered aircraft
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5150000')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 4

Aircraft matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c.\"mKey\" = a.case_mkey
  WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('5150000')
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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FAA incident reports · 11

Matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 20240810012779ILancair LC-40-550FG · San Carlos, CAIncident occurred on landing rollout. Weather was clear with unrestricted visibility. On initial braking, a “pop” was felt through the left brake pedal during the landing roll. Right brake pressure had to be released to prevent turning to the right at speed.…Aug 10, 2024 · N141AM · Minor damageIncident 20160328003469ILancair LC-40-550FG · Edistoisland, SCOn Monday, March 28, 2016 at approximately 1700, N6500B, a Lancair LC40-550FG aircraft, taxied onto the private grass strip locally Named ?edisto international airport? For takeoff on runway 23 near 8671 shell house road, edisto island, south carolina, 29438:…Mar 28, 2016 · N6500B · Minor damageIncident 20150626012089ILancair LC-40-550FG · Long Beach, CAThe pilot stated he was conducting touch and go procedures at lgb and had not noticed anything wrong with the aircraft on previous landings. Flying under calm winds and VMC, he was cleared to land runway 25L and configured the aircraft for landing. The pilot…Jun 26, 2015 · N1KV · Minor damageAccident 20150401003299ALancair LC-40-550FG · Middleton, WIWhile performing a cross wind landing, pilot lost control of aircraft on roll out. Aircraft departed the left side of the runway, the nose gear collapsed causing substanial damage to aircraft.Apr 1, 2015 · N777XX · Substantial damageAccident 20140816014279ALancair LC-40-550FG · Ranger, TXOn 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 Canyon ranch (TA25) near Ranger, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a VFR flight. Night…Aug 16, 2014 · N6500Z · Destroyed · 3 fatalIncident 20071219831129ILancar LC40550FG · Hot Springs, SD(-23) On December 29, 2007 at approximately 0905 MDT, N6503T, a Lancair 40, was on a landing roll-out on runway 19, at the Hot Springs airport, Hot Springs, SD, when the aircraft exited the runway, at approximately midfield, striking a shallow berm, causing…Dec 19, 2007 · N6503T · Minor damageAccident 20051022026349ALancar LC40550FG · Steamboat Spgs, CO(-23) On 10/22/05 at 19:27 MDT, a Lancair LC-40-550FG, N101HK, piloted by [privacy data omitted] was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain 10 miles east of Steamboat springs, CO. Night VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight…Oct 22, 2005 · N101HK · Destroyed · 2 fatalIncident 20040626020239ILancar LC40550FG · Mansfield, OH(-23) The plane touched down at the touch down markers. When the nose touched down vibration started and became severe. The plane immediately started to veer left and came to rest in the grass area. The nose gear collapsed. Visual inspection could not…Jun 26, 2004 · N269GB · Minor damageAccident 20040625014679ALancar LC40550FG · Show Low, AZ(-23) The aircraft was attempting a landing at the showlow, AZ airport (sow) on runway 24 when a gust of wind (dust devil) caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. The aircraft was forced off of the right side of runway 24. Weather was reported as…Jun 25, 2004 · N6505L · Substantial damageIncident 20020829024739ILancar LC40550FG · Grove, OK(-23) The pilot, paul stewart jones, stated that when he touched down at Grove, OK airport (gmj), the plane bounced about 3 feet, and immediately tracked right about 20 degrees off of centerline. Mr. Jones also stated that the plane tracked almost immediately…Aug 29, 2002 · N777XX · Minor damageIncident 20000821029019ILancar LC40550FG · Colorado Spring, CO(-23)The aircraft was returning to the field after a flight demonstation and requested permission to land. The tower called the winds at 160/11, storms in the area. The wind shifted dramatically in the flare or rollout to 340/? Gusting to 25 knots as the…Aug 21, 2000 · N101HK · Minor damage
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5150000')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Service difficulty reports · 11

SDR 2017FA0000532Autopilot Sys · malfunctionedFOR ABOUT THREE YEARS MY AUTOPILOT WILL ABRUPTLY CLIMB AND DESCEND UP TO 300 FEET IN ALTITUDE HOLD AND WILL CLIMB AND DESCEND IN A SET VERTICAL RATE CLIMB OR DESCENT. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I KEEP AN ALLEN HEX KEY IN THE AIRPLANE SO THAT IF THE AUTOPILOT STARTSSep 22, 2017 · N37BA · Lancar LC40550FG · Autopilot SystemSDR 2013FA0000641Control Rod · wornLEFT FLAP CONTROL ROD HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE ROD ASSEMBLY IS PN LA57263101 WHICH IS CONTRUCTED BY PN 286102-8 FOR THE URETHANE INSULATOR AND PN 2562102-3 AND 2862102-1. THE URETHANE INSULATOR IS MOUNTED IN BETWEEN BOTH METAL CONTROL ROD SECTIONS AND HELD TOGENov 18, 2013 · N1604 · Lancar LC40550FG · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR 2011FA0000438Starter · shortedLAST NOVEMBER 2010, INSTALLED A REBUILT STARTER ADAPTER. MFG’S WARRANTEE REQUIRED A O/H STARTER, SO I SENT MY STARTER FOR OVERHAUL. LAST WEEK, ON START, VOLTAGE WAS OK BUT THE PROP TURNED ABOUT 10 DEGREES & STOPPED. THEN SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, COULD NOT SHUJun 20, 2011 · N37BA · Lancar LC40550FG · Engine StarterSDR 2011FA0000017Adapter · failedSECOND STARTER ADAPTER FAILURE IN 1000 HOURS. THE FIRST STARTER ADAPTER FAILED AT 250 HOURS. THE FAILURE RATE ON THE STARTER ADAPTER IS UNACCEPTABILITY HIGH.Jan 8, 2011 · N37BA · Lancar LC40550FG · Engine StarterSDR 2009FA0000385Housing · crackedFOUND A CRACK IN THE ALTERNATOR HOUSING. NOT AIRWORTHY, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIME IN SERVICE 510 HOURS. (K)May 1, 2009 · N37BA · Lancar LC40550FG · DC Generator-AlternatorSDR MDR4012009005Tube · chafedTHE OIL FILLER TUBES ARE BEING CHAFED BEYOND MFG LIMIT OF .010 DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE CYLINDER BAFFLING BETWEEN CYLINDERS NR 2 AND 4. SHOULD THE TUBE CHAFE COMPLETELY THROUGH, AN OIL LEAK WILL OCCUR AND DEPENDING HOW MUCH THE ENGINE CASE IS PRESSURIZING, ALLApr 1, 2009 · N173KT · Lancar LC40550FG · Reciprocating Engine Oil SystemSDR 2009FA0000247Speed Brake · failedTHE ACFT USES PRECISE FLIGHT SPEEDBRAKES. 31 AUG 07, FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDBRAKES AND WERE REPLACED. THE SPEEDBRAKES HAVE BEEN OVERHAULED (5) TIMES SINCE. 2 MAR 09, DEPLOYED THE SPEEDBRAKES IN FLIGHT AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. APPARENTLY ONE Mar 2, 2009 · N37BA · Lancar LC40550FG · Drag Control SystemSDR 2007FA0000495Heater · debondedINBOARD PORTION OF ALL THREE PROP DEICE BOOTS DEBONDED AGAIN. ON THIS PROP, NEW BLADES WERE SENT FROM HARTZELL DUE TO DEBOND OF PREVIOUS BOOTS AT 28.4 HRS TT AND AGAIN AT 28.9 HRS TT. RETAINER STRAP AND BOOT DEBONDS DUE TO CENTRIFUGAL FORCE PULLING DEICE BOOJun 6, 2007 · N1439C · Lancar LC40550FG · Propeller/Rotor Anti-Ice/De-Ice SystemSDR 2004FA0000573Clamp · crackedAD WAS COMPLIED WITH AT 250 HOURS BY INSP AND INSTALLATION OF MFG SERVICE KIT (PN CK-002) (WORM TYPE CLAMP) INSTALLED ON THE FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. THE CLAMP WAS TORQUED TO THE EXACT TORQUE AS CALLED. 6/2/04-DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE CLAMP SUPPLIED IN KIT Jun 2, 2004 · N419JK · Lancar LC40550FG · Engine Fuel DistributionSDR 2003FA0001246Link · mismanufacturedWHILE RIGGING AC, USING TORQUE SPEC FROM MFG MM. AILERON FINAL CONTROL LINK THREADS WERE DESTROYED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH LOW END OF SPECIFIED TORQUE (REF MFG MM CHAP 27, SECT 27-10, B., STEP 9). THE MFG WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS SITUATION AND RESPONDED WITH: Dec 16, 2003 · Lancar LC40550FG · Aileron Control SystemSDR 2003FA0000463Pump · failedDRY AIR VACUMM PUMP SHAFT SHEARD IN FLIGHT AT AROUND 7.0 HRS TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW. THE BACK-UP PUMP MODEL NR CH216CW SERIAL NR C40069 ALSO FAILED BEFORE REACHING DESTINATION WITH A TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME OF 13.0 HRS. 3 PUMPS WERE NEW AND INSTALLED DURING PRODUMay 9, 2003 · N727VP · Lancar LC40550FG · Vacuum Distribution System
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  WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'LC40550FG'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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STCs that may be installed · 83

Approved for this model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

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  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5150000')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
  ORDER BY s.status = 'Current' DESC, s.status_date DESC, s.stc_number"

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PMA parts · 208

Current parts manufacturer approvals (PMA): parts the FAA has approved companies to make as replacements or modifications. Each record lists its models as free text; OpenAirDocs matched them to this model on its data sheet, so check the FAA record before relying on it. Newest first.

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_type_certificate_pma.parquet'
  WHERE tcds_number IN ('A00003SE')
    AND len(list_intersect(tcds_models, ['LC40-550FG'])) > 0
  ORDER BY supplement_date DESC, drs_guid DESC"

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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
  WHERE m.match_key = 'LC40550FG' AND m.code NOT IN ('5150000')
  GROUP BY ALL
  ORDER BY aircraft DESC
  LIMIT 12"

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