# N123JE: 1998 Maxair DRIFTER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Maxair DRIFTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/maxair-drifter) (registry code 05902I7, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Hirth 2705](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2705) (registry code 33736)
- Serial number: JE2
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 2008
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A05FA4
- Registered owner: [Kerns James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KERNS%20JAMES%20W)
- Location: [Dover, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Dover)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5170° N, 93.1062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72837, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=123JE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123JE

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 (Maxair DRIFTER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hirth 2705)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N123JE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N123JE.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N123JE

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N123JE before.

- [Cancelled 1996-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123JE-1996-04-03): Elsener James R SCORPION 133, S/N 2820. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Elsener James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELSENER%20JAMES%20R), [Ft Wright, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Ft%20Wright)

## Related

- Other Maxair DRIFTER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/maxair-drifter/aircraft.md
- The Hirth 2705 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2705.md

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