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N550AC2008 Viguie G/Viguie M LANCAIR LEGACY

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 2014)4 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2029
Based in
Buchanan Dam, TX
owner city / state
Engine
IO-550-N · 310 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2009
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2014
ADs may apply
4
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Buchanan Dam, TX
Certificate issued
Dec 8, 2009
Expires
Jan 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Dec 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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Viguie G/Viguie M
Model
LANCAIR LEGACY
Year
2008
Serial number
L2K-315
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc Legacy
Mode S code
A6FF6E

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
  1. 2009 – nowIndividual ownerBuchanan Dam, TX · current
  2. 2005 – 2009Individual ownerBuchanan Dam, TX · different airframe: 2005 Crawford Alan R Glasair Ii-Rg S/N 2459

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

Oct 18, 2014 · Livingston, TX

A catastrophic and uncontained engine failure due to oil starvation. Contributing to the accident was the missing No. 3 cylinder intake rocker cover for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Serious
Report
CEN15LA018

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN15LA018)

ADs 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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2023-05-16Reciprocating Engine Power SectionMar 15, 2023Engine (IO-550-N)
2020-16-11Reciprocating Cylinder SectionSep 21, 2020Engine (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.
2012-10-13Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Reciprocating EnginesJun 8, 2012Engine (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.
2009-16-03Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…Sep 9, 2009Engine (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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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