# N4848S: 2025 Ronald E Sanches BADLANDS TRAVELER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ronald E Sanches BADLANDS TRAVELER](https://openairdocs.org/model/ronald-e-sanches-badlands-traveler) (registry code 05643C8, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Cont IOX370 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cont-iox370-series) (registry code 17501)
- Serial number: BLAKT007
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Badlands Stol Aircraft LLC TRAVELER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 2025
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2025
- Expires: August 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A5FAF6
- Registered owner: [Sanches Ronald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANCHES%20RONALD%20E)
- Location: [Willis, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Willis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4363° N, 95.5290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77318, 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=4848S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4848S

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Cont IOX370 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ronald E Sanches BADLANDS TRAVELER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Cont IOX370 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4848S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4848S.

## 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 N4848S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4848S before.

- [Cancelled 1980-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4848S-1980-12-31): Robbins NOTHING SPECIAL-1, S/N CR-2. Owner: [Robbins Carlisle H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBBINS%20CARLISLE%20H), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

## Related

- Other Ronald E Sanches BADLANDS TRAVELER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ronald-e-sanches-badlands-traveler/aircraft.md
- The Cont IOX370 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/cont-iox370-series.md

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