# N243JS: Saurer John M ZENITH STOL CH750

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Saurer John M ZENITH STOL CH750](https://openairdocs.org/model/saurer-john-m-zenith-stol-ch750) (registry code 05629Y3, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 7836
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co STOL CH 750
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A23BFD
- Registered owner: [Hartig Jeffrey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTIG%20JEFFREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Parker, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Parker)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4828° N, 104.7800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80134, 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=243JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243JS

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 (Saurer John M ZENITH STOL CH750)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N243JS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20250921021049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250921021049I), Sep 21, 2025: Saurer John M ZENITH STOL CH750 (N243JS), Dorchester, NE, Minor damage. During climbout, pilot reported all instrument indications were normal then heard a thud like noise and the propeller abruptly stopped turning. Pilot landed…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since July 23, 2009, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N243JS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N243JS before.

- [Cancelled 2009-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243JS-2009-07-23): Saurer John M VELOCITY XLFG, S/N 3FX012, built 2001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Saurer John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAURER%20JOHN%20M), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)

## Related

- Other Saurer John M ZENITH STOL CH750 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/saurer-john-m-zenith-stol-ch750/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Saurer John M ZENITH STOL CH750: https://openairdocs.org/model/saurer-john-m-zenith-stol-ch750/stcs.md

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