# N443LM: 1979 Nanchang China CJ-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6) (registry code 05628VC, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Housai HS6A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/housai-hs6a) (registry code 34201)
- Serial number: 3151214
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 2017
- Certificate issued: August 12, 2016
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A556C8
- Owner type: Individual
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=443LM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443LM

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 (Nanchang China CJ-6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Housai HS6A)

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 CEN23LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA203), May 25, 2023: Nanchang CJ6 (N443LM), Windsor, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird while on initial climb.

## 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 20230525006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230525006889A), May 25, 2023: Nanchang CJC-6 (N443LM), Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. While on climb out from kfnl, [privacy data omitted] struck a bird, pilot requested an immediate return to airport, once landed it was discovered that the…

## 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 N443LM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N443LM before.

- [Cancelled 1977-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N443LM-1977-10-20): Aero Commander 680-F, S/N 680F97532, built 1961. Exported to Chile. Owner: [Wiley Post Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILEY%20POST%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Nanchang China CJ-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6/aircraft.md
- The Housai HS6A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/housai-hs6a.md

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