Single-engine piston

N618AM

2009 Homebuilt Lancair Legacy

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2009
Serial
L2K-320
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550-A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fredericksburg, TX
Registration record

N618AM on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Lancair Legacy
Serial
L2K-320
Engines
Continental IO-550-A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fredericksburg, TX
Certificate issued
2009-10-14
Airworthiness date
2009-12-13
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A80C82
Mode S (octal)
52006202
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc LEGACY
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-30
    Accident at Fredericksburg, TX; damage: destroyed.
  • 2009-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009-10-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N618AM.
Overview

About N618AM

N618AM is a 2009 Homebuilt Lancair Legacy, serial number L2K-320. It is registered to an individual in Fredericksburg, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 14, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550-A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 13, 2009.

N618AM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-12-30 Accident · Fredericksburg, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26FA071
Reported aircraft: Lancair Legacy
Preliminary report: On December 30, 2025, about 1623 central standard time, a Lancair Legacy RG airplane, N618AM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Texas. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A preliminary review of ADS-B data showed that the pilot, who is also the airplane owner and builder, departed in the airplane at 1547 from runway 32 at the Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksburg Texas, for the local area flight. The airplane flew to the west near Harper, Texas, where a maneuver was performed. The airplane then flew to the northwest of Harper, where it performed several…
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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.