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  • LANCAIR COMPANY LC-40-550FG

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AttributeLANCAIR COMPANY LC-40-550FG
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental IO-550-N
Horsepower310 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start2000
Production end2003
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance
Performance
Cruise speed185 KTAS
Range1,000 nm
Service ceiling18,000 ft
Climb rate1,100 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)58 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,850 ft
Landing over 50 ft2,200 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,050 lb
Full-fuel payload462 lb
Max takeoff weight3,400 lb
Empty weight2,350 lb
Usable fuel98 gal
Fuel burn at cruise17.4 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$180,000
Price, high$240,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,900 h
Overhaul cost, low$55,000
Overhaul cost, high$78,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time71
Active fleet64
Median year built2002.0
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years10 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active20 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months8
Transfers per 100 active312.5 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives6
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access6—
Support72.9 of 10
Liquidity80.7 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 64 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 64 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 64 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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