# N41630: 1941 Culver LFA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Culver LFA](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (registry code 8730204, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Franklin 4AC176C-D-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176c-d-f) (registry code 27007)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-730](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-730) (Superior Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 389
- Year built: 1941
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1955
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A4ED44
- Registered owner: [Hammond Carol Ann](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMMOND%20CAROL%20ANN)
- Location: [Marlborough, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Marlborough)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6353° N, 72.4500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06447, 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=41630
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41630

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): 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 4AC176C-D-F)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N41630.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20221010016249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221010016249I), Oct 10, 2022: Culver LFA (N41630), Groton, CT, Minor damage. On 10/10/2022 at 14:27Z, [privacy data omitted] landed at kgon on runway 23 with landing gear up, sliding down runway 23 422 feet with minor damage to belly,…
- [Incident 20190923014469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190923014469I), Sep 23, 2019: Culver LFA (N41630), Kingston, NY, Minor damage. Pilot confirmed that he had done the procedure to lower the landing gear for landing, however, he had failed to confirm that the mechanical lock pin control…

## 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 4AC176C-D-F engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176c-d-f.md

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