Single-engine piston

N6500V

2003 Cessna / Columbia / Lancair 350

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
42033
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Marble Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Center Valley, PA
Registration record

N6500V on the FAA register

Type
2003 Cessna / Columbia / Lancair 350 (FAA: Lancair LC42-550FG)
Serial
42033
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Blue Marble Aviation LLC
Center Valley, PA
Certificate issued
2018-08-24
Airworthiness date
2003-12-22
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A88F26
Mode S (octal)
52107446
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,300 nm
Cruise (type)
172 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N6500V to the current registrant.
  • 2003-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N6500V

N6500V is a 2003 Cessna / Columbia / Lancair 350 (FAA model LC42-550FG), serial number 42033. The FAA register lists Blue Marble Aviation LLC as the registrant in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 24, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 172 knots and a range of about 1,300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated December 22, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6500V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
172 kt
Range
1,300 nm
Fuel burn
18 gph

Published figures for the Cessna / Columbia / Lancair 350 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-09-15 Accident · Bloomington, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI06CA267
Reported aircraft: Columbia 350 — a different aircraft that carried the N6500V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot did not comply with the pilot operating handbook warning when he intentionally opened the cabin door during flight.

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.