# N13043: Granville Brothers GEE BEE SPORTSTER D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Granville Brothers GEE BEE SPORTSTER D](https://openairdocs.org/model/granville-brothers-gee-bee-sportster-d) (registry code 1160001, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Menasco 0-45](https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-0-45) (registry code 43501)
- Serial number: D-1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1936
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2011
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A07E31
- Registered owner: [Sowders Bertie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOWDERS%20BERTIE%20H)
- Location: [Robinson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Robinson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4563° N, 97.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76706, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13043

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 (Granville Brothers GEE BEE SPORTSTER D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Menasco 0-45)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N13043.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N13043.

## 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 N13043

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N13043 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13043-1948-07-19): Waco UEC, S/N 3658. Owner: [Whitman William P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITMAN%20WILLIAM%20P), [Brockton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Brockton)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13043-undated): Grumman SA 16A, S/N 146429. Second triennial mailing, no response

## Related

- Other Granville Brothers GEE BEE SPORTSTER D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/granville-brothers-gee-bee-sportster-d/aircraft.md
- The Menasco 0-45 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-0-45.md

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