# N2308Z: 1945 Dehavilland DH98 MOSQUITO T43

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DH98 MOSQUITO T43](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh98-mosquito-t43) (registry code 2809021, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce MERLIN-33](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin-33) (registry code 54508)
- Serial number: A52-1054
- Year built: 1945
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 2024
- Certificate issued: May 31, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A20C08
- Registered owner: [Spitfire Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPITFIRE%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, 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=2308Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2308Z

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 (Dehavilland DH98 MOSQUITO T43)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rolls-Royce MERLIN-33)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2308Z.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2308Z.

## 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 N2308Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2308Z before.

- [Cancelled 2007-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2308Z-2007-09-17): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281401, built 2007. Exported to China. Owner: [Aircraft Packaging And Shipping LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20PACKAGING%20AND%20SHIPPING%20LLC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2003-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2308Z-2003-10-09): Beech 23, S/N M-22, built 1962. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Loreman Reid](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOREMAN%20REID), [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DH98 MOSQUITO T43 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh98-mosquito-t43/aircraft.md
- The Rolls-Royce MERLIN-33 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin-33.md

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