- Registered owner
- Jenkins George Merrit
- Location
- Wayne, PA
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 102
- Year built
- 1917
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date
- November 13, 2007
- Certificate issued
- January 7, 2009
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A2AA32
From the FAA registry file of October 21, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N271Matched by N-number and event date. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Polson Thor POLSON SPECIAL aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date.
Incident 19850826067109IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Norwood, MAEntered ata without communication with tower. Pilot on wrong frequency, thought tower was closed.Incident 19800907082059ITakeoff Ground Roll · Chicago, ILPilot aborted takeoff due to suspected dragging brake. Checked ok, flight departed.
Service difficulty reports · 25
Reports filed since January 9, 1978, when this mark’s previous registration was cancelled.
SDR WRLA2006038Switch · inoperativeRCH964/10 EDDR/OKBK SH0RTLY AFTER ARRIVAL NOTICED SMOKE SMELL IN FORWARD GALLEY. PULLED C/B'S AND DEACTIVATED NR 3 OVEN. FOUND NR 3 OVEN SW VERY HOT, WITH AIRCRAFT POWER ON CB POPPED. ISOLATED PROBLEM TO THE SWITCH. PULLED CB'S, PLACED ITEM ON DMI AND INSTALLSDR WRLA2006008Fire Loop · defectiveAPPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KWI, ENGINE-2 FIRE DETECTOR FAIL ALERT INTERMITTENTLY APPEARED ON THE SD. (NOTE SYSTEM 2-B FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY ON MEL). FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO KWI. EXPECTED FIX: REPLACE DEFECTSDR WRLA2006007Actuator · malfunctionedAFTER TAKEOFF FROM SNN AND DURING CLIMB, WHEN FLAPS/SLATS WERE RETRACTED, A DEFLECTED AILERON DISAGREE ALERT MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SD ALONG WITH LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON INDICATING DEFLECTED. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO SNN, WHERE THE
See all 25 reportsEarlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N271 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.