# N2396B: 2000 Black Christopher RELIANT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Black Christopher RELIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/black-christopher-reliant) (registry code 05608XX, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (registry code 55564)
- Serial number: 62072
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Hipps Superbird Corp RELIANT
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 4, 2014
- Certificate issued: February 10, 2026
- Expires: February 28, 2033
- Mode S code: A22D1B
- Registered owner: [Oreilly Andre M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OREILLY%20ANDRE%20M)
- Location: [Kingsport, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Kingsport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.4630° N, 82.4887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37663, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2396B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396B

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 503 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Black Christopher RELIANT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2396B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2396B.

## 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 N2396B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2396B before.

- [Cancelled 1991-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2396B-1991-01-09): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3879A0038. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1970-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2396B-1970-12-04): Globe GC-1A, S/N 3696, built 1949. Owner: [Shuffett Kenneth M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUFFETT%20KENNETH%20M), [Grosse Point Woods, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grosse%20Point%20Woods)

## Related

- Other Black Christopher RELIANT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/black-christopher-reliant/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series.md

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