# N1847: 2002 Airborne REDBACK - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Airborne REDBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-redback) (registry code 05901OI, 2 seats) - Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566) - Serial number: 503/728 - Year built: 2002 - Type: Weight-shift-control - Engine type: 2 cycle - Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08 - Airworthiness date: August 19, 2007 - Certificate issued: August 16, 2016 - Expires: August 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A152D5 - Registered owner: [Ranson Andrew Wyatt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANSON%20ANDREW%20WYATT) - Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 47.1662° N, 122.5061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98499, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1847 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1847 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 (Airborne REDBACK) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 DCDI) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (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 MIA08CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA049), Jan 30, 2008: Airborne Redback (N1847), Jefferson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain control of the airplane and his poor weather evaluation before attempting to taxi the airplane. A factor in the accident was the failure of airport… ## NTSB investigations on N1847 not matched to an aircraft (3) 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 CHI81FER73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER73), Sep 4, 1981: Hiller UH-12E (N1847), Wannaska, MN, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC76AA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA020), Aug 6, 1975: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N1847), Douglas, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC71DAD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAD06), Apr 15, 1971: Hiller 12E (N1847), Juneau, AK, substantial damage ## 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. - [Accident 20080130831349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080130831349A), Jan 30, 2008: Airbau REDBACK (N1847), Jefferson, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On the afternoon of January 30, 2008 at Jackson co. airport Jefferson ga. The pilot [privacy data omitted] flew his ultralight (light sport acft) off… ## Reports on N1847 not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N1847, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19810904055809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055809A), Sep 4, 1981: Hiller UH12E (N1847), Wannaska, MN, Substantial damage. Out of fuel en route. Forced hard auto rotation landing broke copter skids. Fuel gauge hung up. No visual check. - [Accident 19750806040339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806040339A), Aug 6, 1975: Hiller UH12E (N1847), Douglas, AK, Substantial damage. 20 Lbs ovr max gross wt. No eng malfunction found. ## 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 N1847 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1847 before. - [Cancelled 1935-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1847-1935-09-15): Travel Air Mfg 2000, S/N 240, built 1927. Owner: [Clark E O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20E%20O), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus) ## Related - Other Airborne REDBACK aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-redback/aircraft.md - The Rotax 503 DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.