# N498DM: Thor Mcilrath VANS RV14A

- Status: Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thor Mcilrath VANS RV14A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thor-mcilrath-vans-rv14a) (registry code 05643VN, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 141349
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-14A
- Mode S code: A62E27
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=498DM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N498DM

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Thor Mcilrath VANS RV14A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N498DM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N498DM.

## Reports on N498DM not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N498DM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19851004074109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004074109I), Oct 4, 1985: Piper PA11 (N498DM), Kasilof, AK, Minor damage. Departed side of runway and went up on nose after tire blew out during rollout.

## 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 N498DM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N498DM before.

- [Cancelled 1979-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498DM-1979-01-29): Beech C-45H, S/N AF696. Owner: [Guell Julio Alfonso](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUELL%20JULIO%20ALFONSO), [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)

## Related

- Other Thor Mcilrath VANS RV14A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thor-mcilrath-vans-rv14a/aircraft.md

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