# N26AH: Hooper A V STARDUSTER II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hooper A V STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/hooper-a-v-starduster-ii) (registry code 86603DL, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (Fairchild Engine Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 907
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1989
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2014
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A27CAC
- Registered owner: [Oklahoma Warbird Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OKLAHOMA%20WARBIRD%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6098° N, 97.6468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73142, 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=26AH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26AH

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Fairchild 6-440 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hooper A V STARDUSTER II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Fairchild 6-440 series)

- [AD 54-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-09-01): Carburetor Hotspot Heater Assembly · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more
- [AD 52-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/52-03-01): Pistons · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N26AH.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20120916022089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120916022089I), Sep 16, 2012: Hooper A V STARDUSTER II (N26AH), Murfreesboro, TN, Minor damage. On landing pilot stated that he had the power pulled back and airplane started to ground loop and he did not get power in fast enough to stop it.

## 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) (6)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the engine (Fairchild 6-440 series)

- [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists 6-440-C2 (L-440-1)
- [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists 6-440-C2 (L-440-1)
- [STC SE8776SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE8776SW): Installation of coated cylinders and piston rings. Continental Motors, Inc
- [STC SE1-201](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE1-201): Installation of the Richter Aero Equipment Type B-4 or B-5 Temperature Probe. (O-360 SERIES (excl. A1C, C2B, C2D)). MidContinent Instru Co Inc. Lists 6-440-C5
- [STC SE00129WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00129WI): Approved fuel: Unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON+MON)/2, per ASTM Spec D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists 6-440-C2
- [STC SE519AL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE519AL): Installation of Ramsey Corporation piston rings. Aircraft Rebuilders, Inc. Lists 6-440-C5

## Related

- Other Hooper A V STARDUSTER II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hooper-a-v-starduster-ii/aircraft.md
- The Fairchild 6-440 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series.md

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