# N338BC: Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT](https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat) (registry code 06001AB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: CH161C
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 2016
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A3B3A3
- Registered owner: [Burke John W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKE%20JOHN%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Taylorsville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Taylorsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0427° N, 85.3790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40071, 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=338BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N338BC

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N338BC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N338BC.

## 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 N338BC not matched to an aircraft (12)

They name N338BC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR DALA2015093005883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015093005883), Sep 29, 2015: LATCH. CORRODED. NR 1 ENG OTBD FAN COWL HAS COMPOSITE DAMAGE AROUND AFT LATCH. REPAIRED NR 1 ENGINE OTBD FAN COWL IAW PRI 536955-14, REV 0, AND ER/A 536955-14, REV. ORIGINAL.
- [SDR DALA2015081404959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015081404959), Aug 13, 2015: RIB. CRACKED. NR 1 PYLON OTBD AFT FLUID BARRIER RIB CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY STA 135. COMPLIED WITH ERA536952-14, REV A ON NR 1 PYLON OTBD-AFT FLUID BARRIER RIB AT APPROXIMAT
- [SDR DALA2015072804701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072804701), Jul 27, 2015: STRAP. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ER/A 535454-14, REV A, SECT I: SECTION 41, REPAIR SURVEY, FOUND CABIN FLOORBEAM STABILIZATION STRAP AT BS 370 LBL 24 CRACKED UNDER PREV
- [SDR DALA2015072504693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072504693), Jul 24, 2015: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON FRAME BS 1540 BETWEEN S28-29R. REMOVED CORROSION ON FRAME IAW SRM 53-00-07, AD1 DETAIL II. REPLACED THE FRAME IAW SRM 51-40-02
- [SDR DALA2015072304621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072304621), Jul 22, 2015: GATE. CORRODED. R1 DOOR GATE, LOWER GATE HAS CORROSION ALONG BOTH LOWER EDGES IN ONE 14" LONG AREA AND SEVERAL SPOTS IN A 19" LONG AREA FROM FWD TO AFT CORNERS. REMOVED AND INS
- [SDR DALA2015072304620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072304620), Jul 22, 2015: FRAME. DAMAGED. FRAME DAMAGED BS 580, ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT MAJOR REPAIR ON FWD CARGO LT FRAME AT BS 580 BETWEEN STR 22 - 26L IAW ER/A 536959-14AD REVISION ORIGINAL SECTION I.
- [SDR DALA2015072304619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072304619), Jul 21, 2015: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT CREASE BEAM INBD CHORD BETWEEN BS 730 - 742. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-15. R & R THE CREASE BEAM ANGLE IAW S
- [SDR DALA2015072204538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072204538), Jul 21, 2015: GIRT BAR. DAMAGED. L1 DOOR, GIRT BAR MECHANISM, FWD & AFT GIRT BAR CRANKS HAVE PLAY AT HINGE. REMOVED CRANK, PN 140N2769-1, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW DWG 140N2769, DIAMETER 0.
- [SDR DALA2015072204536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072204536), Jul 21, 2015: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MAIN CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT, BS 376 - 378, BL0. REMOVED CORROSION ON MAIN CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-51 AD1, DETA
- [SDR DALA2015072204535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072204535), Jul 21, 2015: GATE. CORRODED. L1 DOOR, LOWER GATE HAS CORROSION ALONG LOWER EDGE IN 8 PLACES FROM FWD TO AFT CORNER. REMOVED CORROSION ON L-1 DOOR LOWER GATE FROM FWD TO AFT IAW SRM 52-10-02
- [SDR DALA2015072004534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072004534), Jul 16, 2015: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ON CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES BETWEEN BS 1200 - 1344, RBL 10.45. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW 
- [SDR DALA2015071704454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015071704454), Jun 19, 2015: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. LIGHT CORROSION ON MAIN CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN BS 1660 - 1680, BL0. R & R THE FLOOR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-05, 51-40-02, PARA 4 & PARA 7 AND DWG 146N5230.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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