# N37814: 1941 Culver LFA - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Culver LFA](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (registry code 8730204, 2 seats) - Engine: [Franklin 4AC199D&E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac199d-e-series) (registry code 27009) - Data sheets: [TCDS A-730](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-730) (Superior Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 323 - Year built: 1941 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard - Airworthiness date: May 1, 1944 - Certificate issued: January 23, 2024 - Expires: January 31, 2031 - Mode S code: A4541B - Registered owners: [Rule Paul Crane Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RULE%20PAUL%20CRANE%20TRUSTEE), [Rule Mary Roxann Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RULE%20MARY%20ROXANN%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Wapato, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Wapato) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 46.4560° N, 120.5136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98951, 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=37814 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37814 From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 Franklin 4AC199D&E model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force ### Matched by airframe (Culver LFA) - [AD 46-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-04-01): Landing Gear Throttle Stop · Superior LCA and LFA ### Matched by engine (Franklin 4AC199D&E series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (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 DEN06CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA031), Jan 2, 2006: Culver Cadet LCA (N37814), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the departure climb. Contributing factors included the gusty winds and the downdraft. ## 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. - [Accident 20060102000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060102000059A), Jan 2, 2006: Supac LCA (N37814), Alamogordo, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 2, 2006, at 1015 MST, a culver Lca, N37814, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted], collided with terrain on takeoff at Timberon… ## 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) (10) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Culver LFA) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc - [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc - [STC SA02268CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02268CH): Installation of Airwolf Filter Corp. Air Oil Separator. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA00433NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00433NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter model AFC-500 or AFC-600 on multi engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Franklin reciprocating engines of 450 horsepower or less. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc - [STC SA593CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA593CH): Install Champion SlickSTART magneto booster system. Champion Aerospace LLC - [STC SA02294NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02294NY): Replacement of the existing propeller with a Koppers, Aeromatic F200 Propeller. Dennis Taylor - [STC SA01944CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01944CH): Modify airplane to fly on unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index, per ASTM Specification D-439 or D-4818 of any volatility class, A through E, or 82UL AVGAS per ASTM D-6227. Experimental Aircraft Association Inc ## Related - Other Culver LFA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa/aircraft.md - The Franklin 4AC199D&E series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac199d-e-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.