# N439M: 2014 Smith Michael R SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Michael R SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-michael-r-sonex) (registry code 05632JM, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerovee 2.1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (registry code 01402)
- Serial number: 439
- Year built: 2014
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 2014
- Certificate issued: February 13, 2013
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A545A0
- Registered owner: [Smith Michael R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20MICHAEL%20R)
- Location: [Maynard, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Maynard)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4260° N, 71.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01754, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=439M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439M

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 (Smith Michael R SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerovee 2.1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N439M.

## 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 20160301004389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160301004389I), Mar 1, 2016: Smith Michael R SONEX (N439M), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. On 03/01/2016 N439M, a Sonex amateur built experimental aircraft, successfully landed on runway 33 at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ack). The aircraft was…

## 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 N439M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N439M before.

- [Cancelled 1933-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N439M-1933-11-14): Stinson JR. R, S/N 8520. Owner: [Oliver H Walton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLIVER%20H%20WALTON), [Needham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Needham)

## Related

- Other Smith Michael R SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-michael-r-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Aerovee 2.1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1.md

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