# N163JS: 2019 Jonker Sailplanes JS3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jonker Sailplanes JS3](https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js3) (registry code 05637Y4, 1 seats)
- Engine: [M&D Flugze MD-TJ42](https://openairdocs.org/engine/m-d-flugze-md-tj42) (registry code 45010)
- Serial number: 03-033
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 2019
- Mode S code: A0FDAC
- Registered owner: [Ruegger Engineering Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUEGGER%20ENGINEERING%20CO)
- Location: [Thompsons Station, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Thompsons%20Station)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8125° N, 86.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37179, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163JS

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 (Jonker Sailplanes JS3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (M&D Flugze MD-TJ42)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N163JS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N163JS.

## 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 Jonker Sailplanes JS3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js3/aircraft.md
- The M&D Flugze MD-TJ42 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/m-d-flugze-md-tj42.md

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