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N84PL1996 Lippiatt Paul LIPPIATT LANCAIR IV

Registration validNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2029
Based in
Brookings, OR
owner city / state
Engine
IO-550 SERIES · 300 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2013
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Brookings, OR
Certificate issued
Jul 23, 2013
Expires
Jul 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Aug 13, 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
Lippiatt Paul
Model
LIPPIATT LANCAIR IV
Year
1996
Serial number
LIV-084
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
AB7ED0

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
  1. 2013 – nowIndividual ownerBrookings, OR · current

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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2009-16-03Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…Sep 9, 2009Engine (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 (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.

  • Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · crackedMar 28, 2011

    WHILE PERFORMING A CONDITION INSPECTION ON THE ENGINE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE AREA OF THE INTAKE VALVE ON NR 6 CYLINDER. CYLINDER AND PISTON ARE ORIGINAL TO THE ENGINE. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION, UNKNOWN.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Reciprocating engine · piston · crackedMar 28, 2011

    WHILE PERFORMING A CONDITION INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON NR 6 INTAKE AREA. AFTER REMOVAL OF CYLINDER, THE PISTON WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LARGE PART OF THE SKIRT MISSING, PLUS A BROKEN OIL CONTROL RING AND CRACKS NEAR THE PISTON PIN AREA. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER. ENG WILL…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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