# N17343: 1940 Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a-special) (registry code 7830404, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Menasco PIRATE C4S](https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4s) (registry code 43505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 681](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20681) (Ryan Aeronautical Company), [TCDS TC 134](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20134) (Menasco Manufacturing Co.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 458
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2026
- Expires: January 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A12752
- Registered owner: [International Air Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17343

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Menasco PIRATE C4S)

- [AD 69-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-09-01): Eisemann Magnetos · Eisemann Magnetos, 2A4-45-B2, 2A4-49-B2 and 158 more

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N17343.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20101202052359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101202052359I), Dec 2, 2010: Ryan Aerona ST-A SPECIA (N17343), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. On December 2, 2010, during landing operations at wiley post airport (pwa), N17343 was damaged after touchdown. Weather was not a factor. The pilot reported he…
- [Incident 20000724027369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724027369I), Jul 24, 2000: Ryan STASPECIAL (N17343), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot was landing on runway 36. On the roll out, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and ground looped. The propeller tips were damaged. The pilot…

## 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) (3)

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 (Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL)

- [STC SA00680SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00680SE): Installation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer. Electronics International
- [STC SA1626NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International
- [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International

## Earlier aircraft with N17343

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N17343 before.

- [Cancelled 1943-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17343-1943-11-13): Ryan Aeronautical ST-A, S/N 143. Owner: [Troy Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROY%20FLYERS%20INC), [Troy, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Troy)

## Related

- Other Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a-special/aircraft.md
- The Menasco PIRATE C4S engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4s.md

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