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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6500Z

N6500Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Lancair Company LC-40-550FG built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 15, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Lancair Company LC-40-550FG cancelled February 15, 2018

Serial number
40040
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2002
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 30, 2012
Last FAA action
May 30, 2012
Last owner
River Bend Energy LLC (Corporation)
Arlington, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility

Cessna TU206G cancelled November 6, 1997

Serial number
U20606297
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 10, 1986
Last FAA action
August 20, 1997
Last owner
Lowpensky Theodore (Individual)
San Francisco, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-25-235 cancelled July 24, 1962

Serial number
25-2023
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Mexico
Certificate issued
June 13, 1962
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Southwest Air Rangers (Corporation)
El Paso, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N6500Z

CEN14FA437Accident on August 17, 2014 at Ranger, TX: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Lancair Company LC 40 550FG · serial 40040

The pilot's loss of airplane control shortly after takeoff as a result of spatial disorientation due to dark night conditions, the pilot's low overall night and instrument flight time, and his lack of recent night flights.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site