# N1087: Scheibe L SPATZ-55

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Scheibe L SPATZ-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-l-spatz-55) (registry code 3801361, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7G2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7G2) (SCHEIBE-AIRCRAFT-GMBH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 71
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 22, 2014
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A025B9
- Registered owner: [Airpower Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRPOWER%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1087

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Scheibe L SPATZ-55)

- [AD 64-15-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-15-06): Outer Aileron Hinge Brackets · Scheibe-Flugzeugbau L-Spatz 55. Effective Jul 27, 1964

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1087.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1087.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Scheibe L SPATZ-55)

- [STC SG03893NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03893NY): Installation and maintenance of ORATEX covering and coating material. Aircraft Design & Certification GmbH
- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SG04702NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG04702NY): Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SG01164CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG01164CH): Install Cooper superflite 102 fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc
- [STC SG1174GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG1174GL): Surrendered and incorporated into STC SG01164CH. Cooper Aviation Supply Company, Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N1087

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1087 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087-1929-08-16): Wright Aero BIPLANE, S/N 5. Owner: [Wright Flying Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20FLYING%20COMPANY), [Paterson, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Paterson)

## Related

- Other Scheibe L SPATZ-55 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-l-spatz-55/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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