Single-engine piston

N73TX

2001 Lancair LC-40-550FG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
40034
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Catawba, NC
Registration record

N73TX on the FAA register

Type
2001 Lancair LC-40-550FG
Serial
40034
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Catawba, NC
Certificate issued
2023-12-21
Airworthiness date
2001-12-27
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A9CA71
Mode S (octal)
52345161
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N73TX to the current registrant.
  • 2001-12-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1975-08-18
    N73TX previously assigned to a Homebuilt Bede BD-4 (s/n BD447); cancelled.
Overview

About N73TX

N73TX is a 2001 Lancair LC-40-550FG, serial number 40034. It is registered to an individual in Catawba, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated December 27, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N73TX. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-08-01 Accident · S Hornell,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3313
Reported aircraft: Bede BD4 — a different aircraft that carried the N73TX registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NBUCKLE AFT TERM DISCONNECTED HELD BY SAFETY WIRE.

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.