# N234BD: Gillett Robert H PULSAR III

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gillett Robert H PULSAR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/gillett-robert-h-pulsar-iii) (registry code 05622PS, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 559
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co PULSAR III
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2007
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A21779
- Registered owners: [Gillett Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLETT%20ROBERT%20H), [Gillett Dorothy C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLETT%20DOROTHY%20C)
- Location: [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8116° N, 123.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97351, 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=234BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234BD

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 (Gillett Robert H PULSAR III)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N234BD.

## NTSB investigations on N234BD 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 NYC92LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA065), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 305A (N234BD), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND FORCED LANDING IN TREES.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N234BD.

## Reports on N234BD not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N234BD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19920223003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003399A), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 305A (N234BD), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. Left engine quit on climbing turnout. Landed in trees. Failed use carb heat prior takeoff. Beleived not needed.

## 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 N234BD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N234BD before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234BD-undated): Graichen BD-5A/B, S/N 2731001

## Related

- Other Gillett Robert H PULSAR III aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gillett-robert-h-pulsar-iii/aircraft.md

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