# N47AR: 2021 Larry F Preiss AR-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Larry F Preiss AR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/larry-f-preiss-ar-1) (registry code 05640KX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553)
- Serial number: 0053
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Silverlight Aviation LLC AR-1
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 2021
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2021
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A5BED1
- Registered owner: [Preiss Larry F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREISS%20LARRY%20F)
- Location: [Gainesville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3469° N, 83.8956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30506, 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=47AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47AR

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 (Larry F Preiss AR-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 914UL)

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 ERA23FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA163), Mar 25, 2023: Larry F Preiss AR-1 (N47AR), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to detect water-contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent impact with a wire and terrain during an attempted…

## 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 20230325013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230325013869A), Mar 25, 2023: Larry F Preiss AR-1 (N47AR), Gainsville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 25, 2023, about 1400 eastern daylight time, an experimental American ranger AR-1, gyroplane, [privacy data omitted], was substantially damaged when it…

## 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 N47AR

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N47AR before.

- [Cancelled 2014-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47AR-2014-09-23): Ross Alfred L KR-2, S/N ALR1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Morrow Lloyd I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORROW%20LLOYD%20I), [New Prt Rchy, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/New%20Prt%20Rchy)

## Related

- Other Larry F Preiss AR-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/larry-f-preiss-ar-1/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 914UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul.md

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