Single-engine piston

N242S

2006 Homebuilt Lancair ES

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
LES-167
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-550-E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pls Verdes Estates, CA
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Registration record

N242S on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Lancair ES
Serial
LES-167
Engines
Continental TSIO-550-E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pls Verdes Estates, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2006-09-14
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A238FD
Mode S (octal)
50434375
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR ES/ES FAST
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2006-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1963-07-08
    N242S previously assigned to a Piper PA-18 (s/n 18-3269); cancelled.
Overview

About N242S

N242S is a 2006 Homebuilt Lancair ES, serial number LES-167. It is registered to an individual in Pls Verdes Estates, California.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-550-E engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 14, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N242S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-11-15 Accident · Somerset Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3498
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140A — a different aircraft that carried the N242S registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.