N1393W2006 Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC42-550FG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- Wvl Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Jun 24, 2013
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 8, 2006
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
- Columbia Aircraft Mfg
- Model
- LC42-550FG
- Year
- 2006
- Serial number
- 42531
- 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
- A09F76
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- 2013 – nowWvl Aviation INCWilmington, DE · current
- until 1964West Texas Flying Service INCMidland, TX · different airframe: Mooney M20c S/N 2671
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · strut · crackedMay 26, 2016
CUSTOMER REPORTED A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY AND ARRIVED AT REPAIR STATION ON 5/26/2016. ACFT ENTERED INTO REPAIR STATION AND ACFT JACKED. ALL LANDING GEAR WHEELS AND AXLES INSPECTED FOR SECURITY, NO DEFECTS NOTED ON MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOUND PLAY IN NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH NOSE STRUT. NOSE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · control rod · wornMar 28, 2016
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND LT FLAP CONTROL ROD WITH PLAY AT JUNCTION OF WELDMENT TUBE, PN 2562102-3 AND CONTROL TUBE INSULATOR, PN 2862102-8. LEFT FLAP ROD ASSEMBLY, PN IS 2862102-1. THIS IS A REPEAT ISSUE WITH THESE FLAP CONTROL RODS THAT HAVE A CONTROL TUBE INSULATOR AS PART OF THE CONTROL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026