# N44SR: 2019 Richard Dupee VANS RV-10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richard Dupee VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-dupee-vans-rv-10) (registry code 056370V, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie) (registry code 41779)
- Serial number: 41769
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 2019
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2018
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A549E4
- Registered owners: [Dupee Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUPEE%20RICHARD%20A), [Grobstein Sherry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROBSTEIN%20SHERRY%20R)
- Location: [E Falmouth, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/E%20Falmouth)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5962° N, 70.5675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02536, 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=44SR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44SR

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 (Richard Dupee VANS RV-10)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N44SR.

## NTSB investigations on N44SR not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW81FRA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA56), Aug 31, 1981: Beech F90 (N44SR), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N44SR.

## Reports on N44SR not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N44SR, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19810831053899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831053899A), Aug 31, 1981: Beech F90 (N44SR), Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. Gear would not retract after takeoff. During landing, gear collapsed. Down lock not fully engaged.

## 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 N44SR not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N44SR, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 97ZZZX1259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1259), Feb 17, 1997: VALVE. STUCK OPEN. CREW REPORTED IN-FLIGHT, FUEL STREAMING FROM RIGHT WING TIP. FOUND BOTH RIGHT WING FUEL VENT AIR INLET CHECK VALVES STUCK OPEN. REPLACED CHECK VALVES. NOTE: FUE
- [SDR 97ZZZX1258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1258), Feb 17, 1997: VALVE. STUCK OPEN. CREW REPORTED IN-FLIGHT, FUEL STREAMING FROM RIGHT WING TIP. FOUND BOTH RIGHT WING FUEL VENT AIR INLET CHECK VALVES STUCK OPEN. REPLACED CHECK VALVES. NOTE: FUE
- [SDR 95ZZZX1731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1731), Mar 1, 1995: HARNESS. MISRIGGED. UPON RE-FURBUSHING INTERIOR, THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE MADE WRONG. WHEN SEAT BELT WAS RELEASED, OCCUPANT WAS STILL TRAPPED IN THE SEAT BY H

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Richard Dupee VANS RV-10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-dupee-vans-rv-10/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie.md

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