Accident · substantial damage
Aug 11, 2023 · Barcelona- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- GAA23WA236
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA23WA236)
N1097L2008 Cessna LC42-550FG
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2023)8 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- International Air Services INC Owner Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Carson City, NV
- Certificate issued
- Jun 23, 2025
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 17, 2008
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- LC42-550FG
- Year
- 2008
- Serial number
- 421006
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0297B
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Io-550-N
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2025 – nowInternational Air Services INC Owner TrusteeCarson City, NV · current
- until 1976Individual ownerFairbanks, AK · different airframe: 1975 Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. Lake La-4 S/N 690
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (8)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | Reciprocating Engine Power Section | Mar 15, 2023 | Engine (IO-550-N) |
| 2020-16-11 | Reciprocating Cylinder Section | Sep 21, 2020 | Engine (IO-550-N)Only with: Engines originally manufactured, rebuilt, or modified with a cross-flow cylinder assembly replacement on or after November 1, 2014, with cross-flow cylinder assembly P/N 658538, 658540, 658542, 658591, 658595, 658613, 658624, 658539, 658541, 658590, 658594, 658603, 658623, or 658630 installed. |
| 2013-11-10 | Fuselage Structure (General) | Jul 26, 2013 | Airframe (LC42-550FG)Certain serial numbers: LC40-550FG 40001–40079; LC41-550FG 41001–41108; LC41-550FG 41501–41533; LC41-550FG 41563–41800; LC41-550FG 411001–411161; LC42-550FG 42001–42084; … |
| 2012-10-13 | Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Reciprocating Engines | Jun 8, 2012 | Engine (IO-550-N)Only with: Starter adapter P/N 642085A17, 642085A18, 642085A19, 642085A20, 642085A22, 642085-1A1, R-642085A17, R-642085A18, R-642085A19, or R-642085A22 installed, where the engine was manufactured, or a new or rebuilt starter adapter installed, before November 20, 2011; IO-550-N only if turbo-normalized per STC SE10589SC. |
| 2011-03-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Type Certificate Previously Held by Columbia Aircraft… | Mar 14, 2011 | Airframe (LC42-550FG)Certain serial numbers: LC40-550FG 40001; LC40-550FG 40002; LC40-550FG 40004–40079; LC41-550FG 41001–41569; LC41-550FG 41571–41800; LC41-550FG 411001–411087; … |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-26-54 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) (Type Certificate A00003SE Previously Held by Columbia… | Jan 10, 2011 | Airframe (LC42-550FG)Certain serial numbers: LC41-550FG 41028; LC41-550FG 41705; LC41-550FG 411114; LC41-550FG 411160; LC41-550FG 411161; LC41-550FG 411162; … |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (IO-550-N)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 2007-07-06 R1 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Type Certificate Previously Held by Columbia Aircraft… | Dec 5, 2008 | Airframe (LC42-550FG)Certain serial numbers: LC40-550FG 40001–40079; LC41-550FG 41001–41800; LC41-550FG 411001–411041; LC42-550FG 42001–42569; LC42-550FG 421001–421006 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026