# N137JM: 2006 Martin James RV-9A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Martin James RV-9A](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-james-rv-9a) (registry code 05621RV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 91076
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 2006
- Certificate issued: March 28, 2022
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A09606
- Registered owner: [Northwest Steel LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20STEEL%20LLC)
- Location: [Milton Freewater, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Milton%20Freewater)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9221° N, 118.3161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97862, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=137JM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N137JM

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 (Martin James RV-9A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N137JM.

## NTSB investigations on N137JM not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI86FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA193), Aug 1, 1986: Capetown Builders Glasair RG (N137JM), Fond Du Lac, WI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N137JM.

## Reports on N137JM not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N137JM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19860801060159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801060159A), Aug 1, 1986: Amtr GLASAIR (N137JM), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed. Due to electrical failure, aircraft landed beside runway and nosed over. Alternator output wire found broken.

## 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 N137JM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N137JM before.

- [Cancelled 1995-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137JM-1995-06-06): Martz John SKYE-RYDER II, S/N 9310732. Owner: [Martz John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTZ%20JOHN), [Crawfordsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Crawfordsville)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137JM-undated): Capetown Builders GLASAIR, S/N 137. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Martin James RV-9A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-james-rv-9a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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