# N273Y: 1985 Younkin J R REPLICA HOWARD DGA-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Younkin J R REPLICA HOWARD DGA-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/younkin-j-r-replica-howard-dga-6) (registry code 0566171, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: JRY-02
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A2B3C7
- Registered owner: [Planelease LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANELEASE%20LLC)
- Location: [Mason City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Mason%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1541° N, 93.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50401, 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=273Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273Y

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 Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Younkin J R REPLICA HOWARD DGA-6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R1340 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N273Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N273Y.

## Reports on N273Y not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N273Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19771025037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771025037379A), Oct 25, 1977: Amtrzr BR54/ (N273Y), Tonopah, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit ground while making speed run at appx 10 ft AGL.wind estimated as 20 to 30 knot left cross.

## 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 N273Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N273Y before.

- [Cancelled 1978-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273Y-1978-01-24): Reichardt HOWARD DGA-6, S/N 02, built 1934. Owner: [Reichardt Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REICHARDT%20ROBERT%20W), [Ojai, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ojai)

## Related

- Other Younkin J R REPLICA HOWARD DGA-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/younkin-j-r-replica-howard-dga-6/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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