# N2280X: Stemme S-10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stemme S-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-s-10) (registry code 1130868, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 10-27
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 2006
- Certificate issued: April 5, 2021
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A20127
- Registered owner: [Mccombs Dale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOMBS%20DALE)
- Location: [Midlothian, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midlothian)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4682° N, 96.9907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76065, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2280X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280X

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 (Stemme S-10)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force)

- [SAIB CE-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-03-03): . Issued Oct 9, 2002
- [SAIB ACE-98-15](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-15): . Issued Dec 10, 1997

## 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 GAA19CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA241), May 3, 2019: Stemme S 10 (N2280X), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind and his failure to maintain a proper approach, which resulted in a long landing, a runway overrun, and impact with a tree.

## 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 20190503017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190503017289A), May 3, 2019: Stemme Gmbh & Co S-10 (N2280X), Sonoma, CA, Destroyed. N2280X, S10S motor-glider, overshot landing @ Sonoma Valley Airport (0Q3), hit a tree, landed on a road, 1 pob/minor injury, damage substantial, ATC services…

## 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 N2280X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2280X before.

- [Cancelled 1996-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280X-1996-06-24): Semple Robert L JR SEMPLE MUSTANG MII, S/N 1306. Registration pending. Owner: [Alexandria, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Alexandria)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280X-undated-0509): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 0509
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280X-undated-3370180): Cessna 337, S/N 3370180. Administratively canceled

## Related

- Other Stemme S-10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-s-10/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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