# N296MH: 1999 Hart Malcom Steele COZY III

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hart Malcom Steele COZY III](https://openairdocs.org/model/hart-malcom-steele-cozy-iii) (registry code 05605BK, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0296
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1999
- Certificate issued: January 31, 2007
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A30CDF
- Registered owner: [Carrico Richard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARRICO%20RICHARD%20W)
- Location: [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0901° N, 96.7400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=296MH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296MH

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 (Hart Malcom Steele COZY III)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N296MH.

## 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 20020613014639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020613014639I), Jun 13, 2002: Amtr COZYIII (N296MH), Stjohns, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On June 13, 2002 during cruise Mr. Malcolm s. hart a private pilot, certificate number 449621865, owner and operator of a hart/cozy iii, lost power and…
- [Incident 20010517011519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010517011519I), May 17, 2001: Amtr COZYIII (N296MH), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot ^priv^was landing his amateur built/experimental hart/cozy iii aircraft, registration N296MH on runway 20, Santa Fe airport, Santa Fe, NM. There was…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Hart Malcom Steele COZY III aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hart-malcom-steele-cozy-iii/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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