2006 COLUMBIA 400SLX

Description

Detailed Description 2006 Columbia 400SLX, N63TE, Serial Number 41707, with 1,697 hours total time. This is a fast, fully equipped cross-country aircraft powered by a 310-horsepower Teledyne Continental TSIO-550-C twin-turbocharged, twin-intercooled engine and a Hartzell three-blade heated propeller. The Garmin G1000 integrated glass-panel flight deck includes dual 10.4-inch displays, Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology, dual Instrument Flight Rules-approved Global Positioning System navigation, Garmin GFC 700 automatic flight-control system with flight director, active traffic, satellite weather and radio, Jeppesen electronic approach plates, terrain awareness, engine monitoring, and a Garmin GTX 3X5 Series Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In and Out transponder system. Additional equipment includes TKS fluid-based ice protection, Precise Flight speed brakes, air conditioning with digital climate control, built-in four-place oxygen, Mountain High oxygen conserver, 406 megahertz emergency locator transmitter, four-way electric trim, side-stick controls, inflatable door seals, carbon-monoxide detection, and complete certified lightning protection. The aircraft has carbon-fiber wing, cowling, control surfaces, and fuselage construction. The two-tone gray leather interior is in excellent condition. Exterior is white with a glacier-blue lower finish and Ferrari-red accent stripe. Aircraft canopy cover is included. Useful load is approximately 912 pounds, subject to verification. Fresh annual inspection completed May 2026. Aircraft times, equipment, specifications, and condition are subject to verification by inspection and review of the aircraft records. Damage History: The only damage the aircraft has ever sustained involved the nose wheel fairing (wheel pant). While the aircraft was being towed into the hangar by the FBO at Eagle County Regional Airport (KEGE), the tug accidentally contacted the nose wheel assembly during hookup, scraping the nose wheel fairing and scoring the nose tire. The damage was limited to the fiberglass fairing and the tire, with no impact to the nose gear or any other part of the aircraft. The FBO accepted full responsibility and replaced both the nose wheel fairing and tire with new components. Van Bortel Aircraft in Arlington, Texas, then professionally painted the replacement fairing to match the original factory paint scheme. 1697 total time

Modifications

ChatGPT Overall Assessment of Cylinder Compressions For your 2006 Columbia 400 with the Continental TSIO-550-C9B, I would consider these compressions quite acceptable, especially for an engine with 1,697.7 hours. A few observations: Cylinders #1 and #2 (75 and 76) are excellent. Cylinders #3, #4, #5, and #6 (64-68) are lower but still in a range that many healthy Continental engines operate in. What I like most is that the lower four cylinders are clustered together rather than having one cylinder dramatically lower than the rest. Uniformity is often more important than chasing high numbers alone.

Avionics

Avionics / Radios • Garmin G1000 fully integrated glass-panel flight deck • Garmin G1000 Synthetic Vision Technology - SVT • NAV/COMM Garmin GIA 63 NAV/COM/GPS with glideslope • Audio panel: Garmin audio and marker beacons • GPS dual Garmin IFR-approved GPS internal to GIA 63 NAV system upgrade • PFD moving map: Garmin 10.4-inch high-resolution primary flight display • MFD moving map: Garmin 10.4-inch high-resolution multifunction display • AHRS: Garmin GRS-77 altitude, heading, and reference system • E-PROX Garmin graphic and audible terrain awareness • E-Monitor graphic engine monitor and fuel totalizer, MFD and PFD reversionary mode • SatWX Garmin satellite weather information • SatRadio satellite entertainment system - 300+ channels • T-Watch TCAS active traffic advisory system • E-Plates Jeppesen electronic approach plates • Transponder: Garmin GTX-330 Mode S integrated into MFD • Garmin GTX 3X5 Series ADS-B In/Out Transponder System • HSI displayed on G1000 PFD • Autopilot: Garmin GFC 700 flight control system with flight director and HSI • CWS pilot side-stick-mounted control-wheel steering • Altitude preselect: Garmin altitude, vertical speed, airspeed, and flight-level-change selector