# N2775: 1961 Superior CULVER TD2C-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Superior CULVER TD2C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-td2c-1) (registry code 8730420, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Franklin 6ACT298 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6act298-series) (registry code 27017)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 225](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20225) (Franklin Engine Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45-59043
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 7, 2022
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A2C384
- Registered owner: [Chersky Brian A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHERSKY%20BRIAN%20A)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2775
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2775

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 Franklin 6ACT298 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Superior CULVER TD2C-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Franklin 6ACT298 series)

- [AD 69-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-09-01): Eisemann Magnetos · Eisemann Magnetos, 2A4-45-B2, 2A4-49-B2 and 158 more

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2775.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20180401003249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180401003249I), Apr 1, 2018: Superior CULVER TD2C-1 (N2775), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. After landing on runway 8 at Big Bear airport CA. All three landing gear collapsed on roll out and aircraft skidded to a stop. No injuries were reported and…
- [Incident 19990202011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202011459I), Feb 2, 1999: Culver TD2C1 (N2775), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. Retracting motor linkage failed on landing. Bent, distroted, broken into two pieces. No signs of prior damage or cracking.

## Reports on N2775 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2775, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780511033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511033309I), May 11, 1978: Boeing 707/ (N2775), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Windshield arced in flight due to a faulty transformer.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX1404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1404), Feb 2, 1999: MOTOR. FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE CONTROL TOWER REPORTED SEEING THREE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2775

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2775 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2775-1948-07-12): Waco 9, S/N 253, built 1926. Owner: [Kolstad Selvin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOLSTAD%20SELVIN%20L), [Compton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Compton)

## Related

- Other Superior CULVER TD2C-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-td2c-1/aircraft.md
- The Franklin 6ACT298 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6act298-series.md

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