# N2422A: 1996 Spears Esten AVID MK IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Spears Esten AVID MK IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/spears-esten-avid-mk-iv) (registry code 05602IH, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 1353E
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1996
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2025
- Expires: August 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A23A0C
- Registered owner: [Sweeney Sean M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWEENEY%20SEAN%20M%20JR)
- Location: [Reunion, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Reunion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3137° N, 81.5916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34747, 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=2422A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2422A

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 (Spears Esten AVID MK IV)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Subaru ALL MDLS A/B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2422A.

## NTSB investigations on N2422A 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 LAX83LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA072), Jan 15, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N2422A), Barstow, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2422A.

## Reports on N2422A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2422A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830115002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830115002109A), Jan 15, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N2422A), Barstow, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted precautionary landing because of supposed engine malfunction.

## 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 N2422A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2422A before.

- [Cancelled 1966-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2422A-1966-03-11): Piper PA-18-135, S/N 18-1928. Owner: [Wing James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WING%20JAMES%20B), [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2422A-undated): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3878A0678

## Related

- Other Spears Esten AVID MK IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/spears-esten-avid-mk-iv/aircraft.md
- The Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b.md

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