# N2497S: 2003 Northwing Design APACHE SPORT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Northwing Design APACHE SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-design-apache-sport) (registry code 05902W2, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582ULDCDI-99](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (registry code 55560)
- Serial number: 703-035
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A254CC
- Registered owners: [Pottratz Tim M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTTRATZ%20TIM%20M), [Pottratz Austin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTTRATZ%20AUSTIN%20M)
- Location: [Beavercreek, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Beavercreek)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2550° N, 122.4494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97004, 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=2497S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2497S

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 (Northwing Design APACHE SPORT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582ULDCDI-99)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2497S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2497S.

## 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 N2497S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2497S before.

- [Cancelled 1968-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2497S-1968-02-21): Cessna 337C, S/N 337-0797. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Floair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20INC)

## Related

- Other Northwing Design APACHE SPORT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-design-apache-sport/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99.md

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