# N285SH: 2023 Richard F Shultz HATZ CLASSIC

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richard F Shultz HATZ CLASSIC](https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-f-shultz-hatz-classic) (registry code 05639YS, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 085
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 2023
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2021
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A2E226
- Registered owner: [Shultz Richard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTZ%20RICHARD%20F)
- Location: [New Carlisle, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/New%20Carlisle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9561° N, 84.0090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45344, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285SH

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 (Richard F Shultz HATZ CLASSIC)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N285SH.

## NTSB investigations on N285SH not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA134), Aug 6, 2008: Enstrom 280FX (N285SH), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning and decision making resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's premature application of collective…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N285SH.

## Reports on N285SH not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N285SH, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20080806845039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806845039A), Aug 6, 2008: Enstrm 280FX (N285SH), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was flying back from kden to kapa (centennial) over buckley air national guard base VFR. The engine quit approx 2MI se from the base. The pilot did…
- [Incident 20080227012029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080227012029I), Feb 27, 2008: Enstrm 280FX (N285SH), Erie, CO, No damage. (-23) On February 27, 2008, at 1130 MST, an Enstrom 280FX, N285SH, registered to beacon aviation LLC, called in an in flight emergency when the pilot [privacy…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N285SH not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N285SH, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2008FA0000111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000111), Mar 4, 2008: BEARING. SEIZED. THE THRUST BEARINGS IN THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE GRIPS ARE OF MATCHED SETS. THESE SETS HAVE A SPECIFIC INSTALLATION ORIENTATION. ORIENTATION OF THESE BEARINGS ARE MA

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Richard F Shultz HATZ CLASSIC aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-f-shultz-hatz-classic/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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