# N48TH: 1996 Huebbe Tom MAX TH

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Huebbe Tom MAX TH](https://openairdocs.org/model/huebbe-tom-max-th) (registry code 05602JK, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 450
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 1996
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2026
- Expires: September 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A5E7F1
- Owner type: Individual
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48TH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48TH

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 (Huebbe Tom MAX TH)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 ERA26LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA058), Nov 26, 2025: Huebbe Tom MAX TH (N48TH), Inverness Highlands South, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the aircraft design that did not incorporate differential braking.

## 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 20251203021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251203021489A), Dec 3, 2025: Tom Huebbe MINI MAX TH (N48TH), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. On the afternoon of 11/26/2025, during an attempted takeoff roll, pilot experienced sudden and unexplained yaw to the left in a mini max which is a…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Huebbe Tom MAX TH aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/huebbe-tom-max-th/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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