# N1296: 1969 Story 7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Story 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/story-7) (registry code 056013L, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 2
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1989
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2024
- Expires: February 28, 2031
- Mode S code: A0784B
- Registered owner: [James Marvin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20MARVIN%20L)
- Location: [Scio, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Scio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6929° N, 122.7749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97374, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1296

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 (Story 7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA086), Feb 4, 2001: Storey MK 7 (N1296), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation with regards to runway choice, terrain, and performance capabilities of the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1296.

## Reports on N1296 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N1296, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20010204014109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204014109A), Feb 4, 2001: Amtr MK7 (N1296), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he departed el tiro Private airstrip and after climbout realized that the aircraft would not out climb the terrain. An emergency…

## 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 N1296

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1296 before.

- [Cancelled 1961-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1296-1961-11-30): Cessna 210, S/N 616, built 1957. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1927-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1296-1927-10-11): Yackey YACKEY MONOPLANE, S/N YCM-2. Owner: [Chester C Sloan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHESTER%20C%20SLOAN), [Molline, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Molline)

## Related

- Other Story 7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/story-7/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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