Single-engine piston

N97DW

2008 Homebuilt Lancair Legacy

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
L2K-165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Broussard, LA
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Registration record

N97DW on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt Lancair Legacy
Serial
L2K-165
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Broussard, LA
Certificate issued
2007-10-22
Airworthiness date
2008-05-22
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD81AC
Mode S (octal)
53300654
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc LEGACY
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2007-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N97DW.
Overview

About N97DW

N97DW is a 2008 Homebuilt Lancair Legacy, serial number L2K-165. It is registered to an individual in Broussard, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2007 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 22, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N97DW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-05-31 Accident · Grand Prairie, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW03LA164
Reported aircraft: Aerotek Pitts S-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N97DW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper inspection of the aircraft after impacting trees on a previous flight which resulted in an in-flight separation of the lower left wing and aileron while performing aerobatic maneuvers.

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.