# N255AL: 2009 Cubcrafters CC11-160

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cubcrafters CC11-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (registry code 060006N, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: CC11-00093
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 31, 2011
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A26A1C
- Registered owner: [Stinair LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STINAIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Carpinteria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carpinteria)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4401° N, 119.5033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93013, 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=255AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255AL

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 (Cubcrafters CC11-160)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N255AL.

## NTSB investigations on N255AL 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 FTW99LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA105), Apr 5, 1999: Bell 206L-1 (N255AL), Shawnee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper flare during an autorotation by the pilot-in-command. A factor was the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N255AL.

## Reports on N255AL not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N255AL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19990405017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990405017709A), Apr 5, 1999: Bell 206L1 (N255AL), Shawnee, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 5, 1999, at approximately 1000 central daylight time, a Bell 206L1 helicopter, N255AL, was substantially damaged during a forced landing…
- [Incident 19910616037179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616037179I), Jun 16, 1991: Bell 206L1 (N255AL), Oklahoma City, OK. Citizen reported helicopter landed in close proximity to a spectator tent. Umbrellas and other items blown around.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N255AL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N255AL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2003FA0000599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000599), Apr 15, 2003: SLEEVE. LEAKING. CLAMP ATTACHING SLEEVE TO WATER SEPERATOR WORKED LOOSE CAUSING SLEEVE TO LEAK AT 5.0 PSI. CREW NOTED LOSS OF COLD AIR FLOW AND INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESS

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Cubcrafters CC11-160 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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