# N412DC: Desmond A Crooks VANS RV-14A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Desmond A Crooks VANS RV-14A](https://openairdocs.org/model/desmond-a-crooks-vans-rv-14a) (registry code 05638S5, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 140428
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-14A
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2019
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4DBDC
- Registered owner: [Crooks Desmond A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROOKS%20DESMOND%20A)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9536° N, 123.1559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97405, 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=412DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412DC

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 (Desmond A Crooks VANS RV-14A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N412DC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N412DC.

## Reports on N412DC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N412DC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19921012047849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921012047849I), Oct 12, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N412DC), Rochester, NY. Unable to get nose landing gear to come up. Returned. Landed safely. Found nose gear down lock frozen.

## 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 N412DC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N412DC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3376), Apr 23, 1996: HOSE. LEAKING. HOSE GOING TO OIL COOLER FOUND LEAKING. (AEROQUIP 303-8.)

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Desmond A Crooks VANS RV-14A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/desmond-a-crooks-vans-rv-14a/aircraft.md

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