# N2297: 1926 Winstead Bros WINSTEAD SPECIAL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Winstead Bros WINSTEAD SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/winstead-bros-winstead-special) (registry code 9740102, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright CURTISS OX5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (registry code 67002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS Group 2 Curtiss OX-5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Group%202%20Curtiss%20OX-5) (Wright Aeronautical Division Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1926
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1995
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A205BD
- Registered owner: [Dougherty Paul D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGHERTY%20PAUL%20D%20JR)
- Location: [Bethel, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bethel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5052° N, 76.2703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19507, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2297

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 (Winstead Bros WINSTEAD SPECIAL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright CURTISS OX5)

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 LAX85FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA179), Mar 19, 1985: Stracener Experimental SX (N2297), Fremont, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2297.

## Reports on N2297 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N2297, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850318041589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318041589A), Mar 18, 1985: Amtr SX (N2297), Fremont, CA, Destroyed. Engine lost power and aircraft collided with terrain. Probable carburetor ice and pilot not famaliar with aircraft.
- [Incident 19820728041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728041479I), Jul 28, 1982: Amtr SX (N2297), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. On local test flight left gear failed to extend. Landed on remaining gear. Up lock release cable loose.

## 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 N2297

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2297 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297-undated): Stracener Experimental SX, S/N SX1. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Winstead Bros WINSTEAD SPECIAL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/winstead-bros-winstead-special/aircraft.md
- The Wright CURTISS OX5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5.md

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