# N41KS: 2020 Max Kay SPORTSMAN GS-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Max Kay SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/max-kay-sportsman-gs-2) (registry code 056383X, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (registry code 42418)
- Serial number: 7494
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Glasair Aviation USA LLC SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 2020
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2025
- Expires: September 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A4D2B9
- Registered owner: [Brannon Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANNON%20MATTHEW)
- Location: [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2811° N, 121.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97756, 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=41KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41KS

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 Lycoming YIO-390 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Max Kay SPORTSMAN GS-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-390 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N41KS.

## 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.

- [Incident 20230629008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230629008759I), Jun 29, 2023: Max Kay SPORTSMAN GS-2 (N41KS), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 16, aircraft bounced and PIC attempted to recover the landing by putting the nose down. Aircraft bounced two more times and skidded to a…

## 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 N41KS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N41KS before.

- [Cancelled 2012-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41KS-2012-06-04): Raven S55A, S/N S55A-255, built 1975. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Allen James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEN%20JAMES%20E), [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)

## Related

- Other Max Kay SPORTSMAN GS-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/max-kay-sportsman-gs-2/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-390 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series.md

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