# N1290: 1971 Nieuport 17

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nieuport 17](https://openairdocs.org/model/nieuport-17) (registry code 056018N, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502)
- Serial number: LCNC 1967
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1989
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A07779
- Registered owner: [Weeks Kermit](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKS%20KERMIT)
- Location: [Polk City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Polk%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2676° N, 81.8538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33868, 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=1290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1290

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Warner SCARAB model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Nieuport 17)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Warner SCARAB series)

- [AD 51-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-04-02): Cylinder Holddown Studs · Warner Engine Scarab Jr. Series 40, Scarab Jr. Series 50, Scarab Series 28 and 13 more

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1290.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1290.

## 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 engine (Warner SCARAB series)

- [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40
- [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40
- [STC SE2591 CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591%20CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28
- [STC SE2591CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28
- [STC SE4601SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE4601SW): Modify intake and exhaust valves. Daily Tubbs Aero, Inc. Lists Scarab Series 40

## Earlier aircraft with N1290

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1290 before.

- [Cancelled 1995-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1290-1995-04-26): Janesville Vocation Tech Schl MODEL 1, S/N 1. Owner: [Blackhawk Technical College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKHAWK%20TECHNICAL%20COLLEGE), [Janesville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Janesville)
- [Cancelled 1936-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1290-1936-01-11): Waco GXE, S/N 889. Owner: [Alden W Turnquist](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALDEN%20W%20TURNQUIST), [Peoria, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Peoria)

## Related

- Other Nieuport 17 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nieuport-17/aircraft.md
- The Warner SCARAB series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series.md

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