# N25198: 2000 Carter Gerald SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Carter Gerald SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-gerald-sonex) (registry code 05610BQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 048
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 2000
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2021
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A25EE9
- Registered owner: [Sesters James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SESTERS%20JAMES%20T)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8626° N, 104.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80904, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25198
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25198

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 (Carter Gerald SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N25198.

## NTSB investigations on N25198 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 LAX82DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVM05), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N25198), Hollister, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N25198.

## Reports on N25198 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N25198, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19811127076339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127076339A), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N25198), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Landed in soft field. Nosed over. No engine defects. Conditions for carburetor icing.

## 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 N25198

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N25198 before.

- [Cancelled 1991-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25198-1991-04-29): Socata TB21, S/N 969. Exported to France. Owner: [Aerospatiale General Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSPATIALE%20GENERAL%20AVIATION), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- [Cancelled 1963-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25198-1963-11-08): Bellanca 14-9, S/N 1020. Owner: [Bill R Swaim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILL%20R%20SWAIM), [Pacoima, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pacoima)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25198-undated): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3880A0053. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Carter Gerald SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-gerald-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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