# N30PK: 1985 Issoire Siren PIK-30

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Issoire Siren PIK-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/issoire-siren-pik-30) (registry code 8270320, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 719
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 2006
- Certificate issued: March 1, 2007
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A31E48
- Registered owner: [Strand William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRAND%20WILLIAM%20C)
- Location: [Picayune, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Picayune)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5347° N, 89.6180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39466, 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=30PK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30PK

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 (Issoire Siren PIK-30)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX00LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA201), May 21, 2000: Issoire-Aviation PIK-30 (N30PK), Minden, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to attempt to make it back to the runway for landing after experiencing a loss of lift and not maintaining a proper descent rate.
- [NTSB LAX95LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA215), Jun 18, 1995: Issoire-Aviation PIK-30 (N30PK), Dayton, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed decision to extend and use the engine to maintain adequate terrain clearance after encountering downdrafts.

## 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.

- [Accident 20000521006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000521006969A), May 21, 2000: Amtr PIK30 (N30PK), Minden, NV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) A power (retractalbe roatx engine), N30PX, lost lift approximately 2 miles east of the Minden, NV. Airport (mev). The piolot, wayne martin, attempted to…
- [Accident 19950618020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618020679A), Jun 18, 1995: Amtr PIK30 (N30PK), Dayton, NV, Substantial damage. Impacted mountainous terrain on glider meet. Was cranking out engine to stabize flight. Blamed downdraft.

## 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 N30PK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N30PK before.

- [Cancelled 1983-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30PK-1983-09-27): Mooney M20E, S/N 700031, built 1983. Exported to Germany

## Related

- Other Issoire Siren PIK-30 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/issoire-siren-pik-30/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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