# N160AS: 2002 Smith Arthur E SPIRIT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Arthur E SPIRIT](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-arthur-e-spirit) (registry code 05902UA, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 2774
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2016
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A0F1BF
- Registered owner: [Hunt Larry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNT%20LARRY%20D)
- Location: [Garfield, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Garfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9992° N, 117.1855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99130, 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=160AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160AS

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Smith Arthur E SPIRIT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N160AS.

## NTSB investigations on N160AS 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 LAX83LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA280), Jun 11, 1983: Let L-13 (N160AS), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N160AS.

## Reports on N160AS not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N160AS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830611024799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611024799A), Jun 11, 1983: Let L13BLANIK (N160AS), Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. During soaring flight pilot was forced to make off airport landing. Wing hit tree during short final approach.
- [Incident 19790922051069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922051069I), Sep 22, 1979: Let L13BLANIK (N160AS), Wellington, CO, Minor damage. Hard landing resulted from stopping descent 4 feet above the runway.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Smith Arthur E SPIRIT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-arthur-e-spirit/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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