# N40CQ: Purple Honker SINUS SRO

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Purple Honker SINUS SRO](https://openairdocs.org/model/purple-honker-sinus-sro) (registry code 05631KH, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 392
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Pipistrel USA SINUS
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 2012
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A4AA89
- Registered owner: [Jones Gary R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20GARY%20R)
- Location: [Albany, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Albany)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7097° N, 73.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12211, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40CQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40CQ

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 (Purple Honker SINUS SRO)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40CQ.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40CQ.

## Reports on N40CQ not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N40CQ, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19980317009119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980317009119I), Mar 17, 1998: Saab SF340A (N40CQ), Champaign-Urban, IL. Narrative: left engine tail pipe hot light illuminated during climb out from cmi. Crew shut down left engine, declared emergency and returned to cmi.…
- [Incident 19971228041109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971228041109I), Dec 28, 1997: Saab SF340A (N40CQ), Syracuse, NY. Compressor stall left engine on liftoff. Returned. Replaced hydro mechanical unit left engine.

## 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 N40CQ not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N40CQ, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR CHQA20000038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA20000038), Sep 19, 2000: CLAMP. DISCONNECTED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE ITT INDICATION OVERTEMPED ON TAKEOFF. THE CREW REDUCED POWER AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AN
- [SDR CHQA20000001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA20000001), Jun 26, 2000: O-RING. BROKEN. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND OIL CAPTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED TO THE FIEL

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N40CQ

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40CQ before.

- [Cancelled 2010-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40CQ-2010-02-12): Goldman Norman C VANS RV-7A, S/N 71995, built 2006. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Goldman Norman C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDMAN%20NORMAN%20C), [Edgewood, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Edgewood)

## Related

- Other Purple Honker SINUS SRO aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/purple-honker-sinus-sro/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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