# N255C: 2022 Robley Carpenter RG-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robley Carpenter RG-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/robley-carpenter-rg-1) (registry code 05640XE, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming LIO-360-CIE6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lio-360-cie6) (registry code 41577)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 2023
- Certificate issued: September 23, 2022
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A26A43
- Registered owner: [Carpenter Robley T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20ROBLEY%20T)
- Location: [Dillingham, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Dillingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 59.3608° N, 158.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99576, within about 60 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255C

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 (Robley Carpenter RG-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming LIO-360-CIE6)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N255C.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N255C.

## 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 N255C not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N255C, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR IXXA20180227011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA20180227011), Feb 7, 2018: STRINGER. CRACKED. LEFT FUSELAGE STRINGER 24L CRACKED AT BS 676 AT THE STRINGER SPLICE. REMOVED THE SECTION OF THE STRINGER. FABRICATED A REPAIR STRINGER AND SPLICE DOUBLER AND IN
- [SDR COM11950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11950), Aug 8, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. UPON REMOVAL OF THE VHF-2 ANTENNA, THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN THE NUTPLATES FOR MOUNTING THE ANTENNA. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER EMB 120 S

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N255C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N255C before.

- [Cancelled 2013-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255C-2013-06-07): Mitsubishi MU-2B-30, S/N 536, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sorelivo Investment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORELIVO%20INVESTMENT%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1965-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255C-1965-10-07): Stinson 108-2, S/N 108-3255. Owner: [Franke W R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANKE%20W%20R), [Charlottesville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Charlottesville)

## Related

- Other Robley Carpenter RG-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/robley-carpenter-rg-1/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming LIO-360-CIE6 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lio-360-cie6.md

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