Models / Kuykendall Charles / LANCAIR IV / N26PD Aircraft record N26PD 1996 Kuykendall Charles LANCAIR IV
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 2021) · 1 AD may apply
NTSB events 1 destroyed, 2021 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner Starlite Aviation Technologies LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued Jul 30, 2021
Canceled Nov 9, 2021
Airworthiness Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date May 6, 1996 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 data Airframe
Manufacturer Kuykendall Charles
Model LANCAIR IV
Year 1996
Serial number 067
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 4
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A27DED Engine
Make and model Cont Motor Io-550 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 300 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2021 Starlite Aviation Technologies LLC Las Vegas, NV Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed Jul 28, 2021 · Indian Springs, NV An in-flight fire due to an undetermined electrical malfunction.
Damage Destroyed
Injuries None
Report WPR21LA294 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR21LA294)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1) 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 2009-16-03 Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… Sep 9, 2009 Engine (IO-550 SERIES)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 (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record