# N285M: 1929 Spartan C3-165

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Spartan C3-165](https://openairdocs.org/model/spartan-c3-165) (registry code 8430208, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 195](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20195) (Spartan Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1994
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A2E1A1
- Registered owner: [Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHINEBECK%20AERODROME%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Rhinebeck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rhinebeck)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9249° N, 73.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12572, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285M

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 (Spartan C3-165)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N285M.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N285M.

## 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) (1)

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 airframe (Spartan C3-165)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC

## Related

- Other Spartan C3-165 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/spartan-c3-165/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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