# N357AB: 1971 Nanchang China CJ-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6) (registry code 05628VC, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1432023
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1995
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2024
- Expires: October 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A3FED0
- Registered owner: [Dirty Birds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIRTY%20BIRDS%20INC)
- Location: [Noblesville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Noblesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0628° N, 86.0578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46062, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=357AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357AB

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 (Nanchang China CJ-6)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N357AB.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20170722014759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722014759I), Jul 22, 2017: Nanchang China CJ-6 (N357AB), Danville, IN, Minor damage. On July 22, 2017 about 1200 eastern daylight savings time, (EDT) (1600Z), a Nanchang cj 6, N357AB, landed on runway 18 at hendricks county airport (2R2) in…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX5964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5964), Sep 20, 1995: SPAR. CRACKED. IMPORTED FROM CHINA, EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION CERTIFICATION PENDING. DURING INSPECTION PRIOR TO FAA CERTIFICATION, MECHANIC DISCOVERED CRACK IN FORWARD SPAR ASSE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Nanchang China CJ-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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