# N4201S: 2005 Mccowan Steve A SHTTD

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mccowan Steve A SHTTD](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccowan-steve-a-shttd) (registry code 056175W, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 2005
- Certificate issued: January 8, 2016
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4FE2B
- Registered owner: [Mcgowan Steve A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGOWAN%20STEVE%20A)
- Location: [Macon, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Macon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8441° N, 83.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31217, 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=4201S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4201S

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 (Mccowan Steve A SHTTD)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA126), Feb 4, 2013: Mccowan Steve A Shttd (N4201S), Montrose, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the separation of the No. 2 piston connecting rod.

## 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.

- [Accident 20130204024269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130204024269A), Feb 4, 2013: Sparrow Hawk SHTTD (N4201S), Montrose, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot [privacy data omitted] stated he was providing night instruction to student pilot [privacy data omitted] for a commercial rotorcraft gyroplane rating.…

## 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 N4201S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4201S before.

- [Cancelled 2001-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4201S-2001-10-09): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0573, built 1978. Owner: [Resort Automation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESORT%20AUTOMATION%20INC), [Tahoe City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tahoe%20City)

## Related

- Other Mccowan Steve A SHTTD aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mccowan-steve-a-shttd/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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