# N317EA: 2026 Bridger Blain CCX-1865

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bridger Blain CCX-1865](https://openairdocs.org/model/bridger-blain-ccx-1865) (registry code 05643WU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 916 IS A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-a) (registry code 55623)
- Serial number: CCX-1865-2040
- Year built: 2026
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 2026
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A36137
- Registered owner: [Blain Bridger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAIN%20BRIDGER)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8137° N, 108.7098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59106, 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=317EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317EA

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 (Bridger Blain CCX-1865)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 916 IS A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N317EA.

## NTSB investigations on N317EA 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 NYC87FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA264), Sep 28, 1987: Lockheed L-1011 (N317EA), Bermuda, Bermuda, minor damage. Probable cause: ENCOUNTER WITH UNDETECTABLE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N317EA.

## Reports on N317EA not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N317EA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19870928066129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928066129A), Sep 28, 1987: Lkheed 10113851 (N317EA), Bermuda, BD, Minor damage. Encountered clear air turbulence en route. Downdrafts injured passengers,flight attendants,damage aircraft interior.
- [Incident 19790627017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627017289I), Jun 27, 1979: Lkheed 1011* (N317EA), New Orleans, LA. Za engine flamed out at cruise, replaced high speed gear box.
- [Incident 19780929029029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029029I), Sep 29, 1978: Lkheed 1011/ (N317EA), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Bird strike during descent. Damage limited to 18 inch dent bottom outboard side of engine cowling.

## 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 Bridger Blain CCX-1865 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bridger-blain-ccx-1865/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 916 IS A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-a.md

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