Lancair IVP    N166JC – Reluctantly for sale

 

Serial #166, white with Porsche Stuttgart Silver stripes and gray leather

 

Built in 1997 and then extensively flown for four years by the incomparable composite professional Mike Mahar for his own personal use (Mike also was a builder with Rob Logan of Rob’s Legacy).  Pre-buy and check out done by and with Charlie Kohler.

Complete and comprehensive maintenance logs. Pictures on request

 

A superb, well-equipped IFR aircraft that has always been flown regularly and totals 1250 hours.  Featured in numerous Private Pilot and KitPlanes articles and columns

 

NY to FL non-stop at real 265 knots TAS @FL230 and 17gph LOP with 8,500 ft. cockpit

Comfortably gets in and out of 2700 ft. paved strip

 

Features:

 

• Kelly Aerospace electric de-ice installed and bullet-proofed by RDD

(Mark Mahnke), heated prop, pitot

 

• Complete IFR panel with Garmin 480 (WAAS), MX20 MFD with Jepp electronic charts & WSI weather, Apollo SL30 Nav/Com, PS audio panel, GEM engine monitor, electric AI (Castleberry), stand-by TruTrak AI with GPS, TruTrak 3-axis AP w/autotrim slaved to GPS, DG or AP’s own magnetometer

 

• Top overhaul 350 hrs ago including new exhaust, turbos, TCM cylinders and much more all fully documented in comprehensive logs

 

• Comprehensive annual by RDD 140 hours ago including new engine mount, second static port, new aileron boots, complete overhaul of pressurization system, stand-by alternator installation.  2009 conditional annual inspection 20 hours ago.

 

• 104 gallons including auxiliary tank

 

Reasons for sale: Owner moved away from a/c’s base so now only flying 25-30 hours/year

 

Price:  $299,000

 

Warning:

 

This is an amazing aircraft that is an absolute blast to fly and is almost impossible to deny once you’ve flown her.  Demo flights to serious potential buyers at or in the vicinity of KHTO (eastern Long Island, NY).