# N1517S: 2015 Culver Robert J SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Culver Robert J SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-robert-j-sonex) (registry code 0563360, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aeroconver AEROVEE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee) (registry code 01401)
- Serial number: SNX1517
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 2015
- Certificate issued: March 18, 2015
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A0D144
- Registered owner: [Culver Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULVER%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Frankston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frankston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0428° N, 95.5234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75763, 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=1517S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1517S

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 (Culver Robert J SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aeroconver AEROVEE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1517S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1517S.

## 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 N1517S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1517S before.

- [Cancelled 2006-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1517S-2006-08-09): Schweizer 269C-1, S/N 0242. Exported to China. Owner: [Schweizer Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWEIZER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Horseheads, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Horseheads)
- [Cancelled 2002-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1517S-2002-02-06): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, S/N 11077, built 1981. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Rodriguez Abelardo L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RODRIGUEZ%20ABELARDO%20L), [Rancho Santa Fe, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rancho%20Santa%20Fe)

## Related

- Other Culver Robert J SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-robert-j-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Aeroconver AEROVEE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee.md

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