# N3970: 1998 Sixchuter SR7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sixchuter SR7](https://openairdocs.org/model/sixchuter-sr7) (registry code 05901JK, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: 98-1869-2SR7
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2021
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A49F22
- Registered owner: [Nye Brian M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NYE%20BRIAN%20M)
- Location: [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8116° N, 123.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97351, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3970

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 (Sixchuter SR7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3970.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3970.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N3970

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3970 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970-1929-01-29): Fairchild Airplane Mfg FC-2, S/N 50, built 1928. Owner: [Fairchild Caminez Engine Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20CAMINEZ%20ENGINE%20CORP), [New York City, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York%20City)

## Related

- Other Sixchuter SR7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sixchuter-sr7/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.md

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