# N313RS: 1999 Shealy Roy Ardell JR MINIMAX RS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Shealy Roy Ardell JR MINIMAX RS](https://openairdocs.org/model/shealy-roy-ardell-jr-minimax-rs) (registry code 05611SI, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: P-701
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 2001
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2001
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A3537E
- Registered owner: [Shealy Roy Ardell Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEALY%20ROY%20ARDELL%20JR)
- Location: [Snow Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Snow%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4533° N, 77.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28580, 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=313RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313RS

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 (Shealy Roy Ardell JR MINIMAX RS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N313RS.

## NTSB investigations on N313RS 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 ANC96FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA102), Jul 20, 1996: Douglas DC-6A (N313RS), Russian Mission, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the master connecting rod, which originated from corrosion pitting, subsequently compromised the engine crankcase, and resulted in a fire; and failure of the flight crew to follow…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N313RS.

## 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 N313RS not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N313RS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3056), May 11, 1995: PISTON. RING FAILURE. FLT 40 - SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO BACKFIRING AND RUNNING ROUGH AT 2145Z. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 18 CYLINDER DUE PISTON RING LAND FAILURE.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N313RS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N313RS before.

- [Cancelled 1997-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313RS-1997-03-10): Douglas C-118, S/N 533292. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Northern Air Cargo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20AIR%20CARGO%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## Related

- Other Shealy Roy Ardell JR MINIMAX RS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/shealy-roy-ardell-jr-minimax-rs/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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