# N2683B: 2023 Brandon J Stephens PA-18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Brandon J Stephens PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/brandon-j-stephens-pa-18) (registry code 05641B2, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerosport IO-375M1S](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375m1s) (registry code 01325)
- Serial number: JA2009145
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Javron Inc PA-18 REPLICA
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 2023
- Certificate issued: October 12, 2022
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A29F78
- Registered owner: [Stephens Brandon J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENS%20BRANDON%20J)
- Location: [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7739° N, 147.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99705, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2683B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2683B

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 (Brandon J Stephens PA-18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerosport IO-375M1S)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2683B.

## NTSB investigations on N2683B 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 LAX88LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA303), Aug 26, 1988: Fairchild SA-227-AC (N2683B), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: MECHANICS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AFTER MAINTENANCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2683B.

## Reports on N2683B not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2683B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19880826046379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826046379A), Aug 26, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N2683B), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Top half NR2 engine cowl separated inflight. Broke cabin window. Lineman failed to secure cowl. Crew failed to note

## 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 N2683B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2683B before.

- [Cancelled 1964-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2683B-1964-09-29): Aero Commander 560, S/N 183, built 1954. Owner: [Kruse Carl T Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRUSE%20CARL%20T%20ET%20AL), [Bronxsville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bronxsville)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2683B-undated): Cessna 404, S/N 4040603. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Brandon J Stephens PA-18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brandon-j-stephens-pa-18/aircraft.md
- The Aerosport IO-375M1S engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375m1s.md

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