# N13A: 1946 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s3) (registry code 2801738, 2 seats) - Engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003) - Data sheets: [TCDS A26NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A26NM) (William E. Lamon), [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (Fairchild Engine Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 149 - Year built: 1946 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition - Airworthiness date: May 27, 1980 - Certificate issued: March 27, 2007 - Expires: May 31, 2027 - Mode S code: A078D8 - Registered owner: [Anderson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20AVIATION%20INC) - Location: [Anderson, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Anderson) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 34.5215° N, 82.6435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, SC, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13A - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13A 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 Fairchild 6-440 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Fairchild 6-440 series) - [AD 54-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-09-01): Carburetor Hotspot Heater Assembly · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more - [AD 52-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/52-03-01): Pistons · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N13A. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N13A. ## 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) (17) 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 airframe (Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA2748SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2748SO): Installation of Cleveland main wheels and brakes. Kaman Corporation Aircraft Wheel and Brake LLC - [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc - [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc - [STC SA00192LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00192LA): Replacement of BTH AG4 impluse and nonimpulse magnetos with Slick Magnetos on Gipsy I, Gipsy II, and Gipsy III model engines and Gipsy major series 1 through 10MK2 model engines. Moth Aircraft Company - [STC SA02283SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02283SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In Flight Data) CGR-30P. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA02402SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02402SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) CGR-30C. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA00068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068SE): Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1). Electronics International Inc - [STC SA01988SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01988SE): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) MVP-50P. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA01157LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01157LA): Installation of Electronics International Model FP-5 or FP-5L fuel flow/fuel pressure instrument as a replacement instrument. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA2692SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2692SO): Installation of Cleveland brake conversion kit No. 199-79. Gullwing Corporation ### Approved for the engine (Fairchild 6-440 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 6-440-C2 (L-440-1) - [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 6-440-C2 (L-440-1) - [STC SE8776SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE8776SW): Installation of coated cylinders and piston rings. Continental Motors, Inc - [STC SE1-201](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE1-201): Installation of the Richter Aero Equipment Type B-4 or B-5 Temperature Probe. (O-360 SERIES (excl. A1C, C2B, C2D)). MidContinent Instru Co Inc. Lists 6-440-C5 - [STC SE00129WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00129WI): Approved fuel: Unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON+MON)/2, per ASTM Spec D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists 6-440-C2 - [STC SE519AL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE519AL): Installation of Ramsey Corporation piston rings. Aircraft Rebuilders, Inc. Lists 6-440-C5 ## Related - Other Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s3/aircraft.md - The Fairchild 6-440 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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