# N17348: 1938 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: 197
- Year built: 1938
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 9, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A12757
- Registered owner: [Billmayer James Jay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLMAYER%20JAMES%20JAY)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2306° N, 114.4033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59901, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17348

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 N17348.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19820808056139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808056139I), Aug 8, 1982: Ryan STASPECIAL (N17348), Stanford, CA, Minor damage. Rough engine and power loss. Landed in a field. Believed to be a broken cam follower roller.

## 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

## 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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