# N104GS: 2002 Horton Dan DRIFTER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Horton Dan DRIFTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/horton-dan-drifter) (registry code 0561200, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: RR582
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Maxair Aircraft Corp DRIFTER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2007
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A01437
- Registered owner: [Wells Paul D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20PAUL%20D)
- Location: [Crowley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crowley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5710° N, 97.4213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76036, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104GS

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Horton Dan DRIFTER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N104GS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N104GS.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N104GS not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N104GS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5416), May 11, 1996: UPLOCK SW ACT. LACK OF LUBE. LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION INTERMITTENT. FOUND LEFT GEAR UP POSITION SWITCH ACTUATOR STICKING. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED SWITCH ACTUATOR. AIRCRAFT T

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N104GS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N104GS before.

- [Cancelled 1995-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104GS-1995-03-16): Swearingen SA226TC, S/N TC222EE. Exported to Canada. Owner: [First Security Bank Of Utah Na Tste](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20NA%20TSTE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## Related

- Other Horton Dan DRIFTER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/horton-dan-drifter/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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