# N196BC: 2014 William M Clapp CORWITT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [William M Clapp CORWITT](https://openairdocs.org/model/william-m-clapp-corwitt) (registry code 0563113, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: CLAPP03
- Year built: 2014
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2014
- Certificate issued: January 8, 2016
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A17E91
- Registered owner: [Bruce James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUCE%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Lonoke, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Lonoke)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8095° N, 91.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72086, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=196BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196BC

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 (William M Clapp CORWITT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N196BC.

## NTSB investigations on N196BC 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 SEA80DYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM02), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna TU206F (N196BC), Elgin, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N196BC.

## Reports on N196BC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N196BC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19791101032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101032799A), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna 206CESSNA (N196BC), Elgin, OR, Substantial damage. Landed on sod strip,veered off runway into soft sand,flipped over.

## 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 William M Clapp CORWITT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/william-m-clapp-corwitt/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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