Columbia 400 / Cessna 400 Corvalis TT
1 model built 2004–2009 · 207 on the US register today
The Columbia 400 (LC41-550FG), certified in April 2004 and built in Oregon until the company failed and Cessna bought it in 2007, after which the same aeroplane was sold as the Cessna 400 Corvalis TT until the T240 TTx replaced it in 2013. It is a composite four-seat single with a turbocharged 310 hp Continental, fixed gear and a side-stick, and at 235 knots it was the fastest fixed-gear piston single ever certified. The registry records it under the Lancair, Columbia and Cessna company names.
The variants
| MODEL | YEARS | ACTIVE | TAILFAX SCORE | WHAT CHANGED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC41-550FG | 2004–2009 | 207 | 29.2/50 | Same aircraft recorded under the Columbia Aircraft name (2005 on) |
Family fleet, active
207
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
48.3
10 events over 207 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Successor
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30