# N444EX: 2017 Blake Richards CCK-1865

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Blake Richards CCK-1865](https://openairdocs.org/model/blake-richards-cck-1865) (registry code 05636BP, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerosport CC-340](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc-340) (registry code 01320)
- Serial number: CCK-1865-0066
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Cub Crafters Inc CCK-1865
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 2017
- Certificate issued: July 23, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A559F3
- Registered owners: [Gehlen Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEHLEN%20MARK), [Gehlen Paula](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEHLEN%20PAULA)
- Location: [Richland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Richland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2460° N, 119.2918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99352, 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=444EX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444EX

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 (Blake Richards CCK-1865)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerosport CC-340)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N444EX.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N444EX.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N444EX not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N444EX, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR VQMA20140218001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VQMA20140218001), Feb 18, 2014: STEERING UNIT. FAULTY. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KFNL TO KGTF WITHOUT PASSENGERS, THE LG WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION. BOTH LT & RT MLG & NOSE GEAR 

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Blake Richards CCK-1865 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/blake-richards-cck-1865/aircraft.md
- The Aerosport CC-340 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc-340.md

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