N37BA2001 Lancair Company LC-40-550FG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- San Diego, CA
- Certificate issued
- Mar 29, 2007
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 17, 2001
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
- Lancair Company
- Model
- LC-40-550FG
- Year
- 2001
- Serial number
- 40020
- 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
- A4318C
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- 2007 – nowIndividual ownerSan Diego, CA · current
- 2002 – 2004Southwest Florida Aviation INCPunta Gorda, FL · different airframe: 1964 Southwest Florida Aviation Sw204hp S/N 1104
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company (Type Certificate Previously Held by Columbia Aircraft… | Mar 14, 2011 | Airframe (LC-40-550FG)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; … |
| 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. |
| 2007-07-06 | Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing (Previously the Lancair Company) Models LC40-550FG… | Apr 9, 2007 | Airframe (LC-40-550FG)Certain serial numbers: LC40-550FG 40001–40079; LC41-550FG 41001–on; LC42-550FG 42001–on |
| 2005-02-01 | The Lancair Company Models LC40-550FG and LC42-550FG Airplanes | Jan 21, 2005 | Airframe (LC-40-550FG)Certain serial numbers: LC40-550FG 40004–40079; LC42-550FG 42002–42062 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
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.
- Autoflight · autopilot sys · malfunctionedSep 22, 2017
FOR 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 STARTS TO CLIMB AND DESCEND IN ALTITUDE HOLD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Starting · starter · shortedJun 20, 2011
LAST 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 SHUT OF THE BATTERY. THE BURNING ODOR GOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Starting · adapter · failedJan 8, 2011
SECOND STARTER ADAPTER FAILURE IN 1000 HOURS. THE FIRST STARTER ADAPTER FAILED AT 250 HOURS. THE FAILURE RATE ON THE STARTER ADAPTER IS UNACCEPTABILITY HIGH.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Show all 5 reportsShow fewer reports
- Electrical power · housing · crackedMay 1, 2009
FOUND A CRACK IN THE ALTERNATOR HOUSING. NOT AIRWORTHY, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIME IN SERVICE 510 HOURS. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · speed brake · failedMar 2, 2009
THE 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 SPEEDBRAKE DEPLOYED BEFORE THE OTHER.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026