# N18VE: 2003 M-Squared BREESE 2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [M-Squared BREESE 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/m-squared-breese-2) (registry code 05902SY, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: 000550
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2017
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A14033
- Registered owner: [Sky Knights Flight Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20KNIGHTS%20FLIGHT%20CLUB)
- Location: [Thousand Oaks, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Thousand%20Oaks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2129° N, 118.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91360, 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=18VE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18VE

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 (M-Squared BREESE 2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N18VE.

## NTSB investigations on N18VE 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 FTW97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA057), Nov 10, 1996: Gilbert Rutan Vari EZE (N18VE), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures and set the throttle to idle before hand propping.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N18VE.

## Reports on N18VE not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N18VE, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19961110041629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961110041629A), Nov 10, 1996: Amtrru VARIEZE (N18VE), Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine. Failed to use throtle after purging. Started. Ran into steel pole. Pivoted hit sock guy wire. (-23) see detailed statement dated 25…

## 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 M-Squared BREESE 2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/m-squared-breese-2/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi.md

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