# N5240: 1996 Carlson SPARROW

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Carlson SPARROW](https://openairdocs.org/model/carlson-sparrow) (registry code 05902M9, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503ULDCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (registry code 55568)
- Serial number: CA-118F
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 31, 2007
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2007
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A69A22
- Registered owner: [Nicholson Larry C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLSON%20LARRY%20C)
- Location: [Calcutta, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Calcutta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6771° N, 80.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43920, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5240

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 (Carlson SPARROW)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503ULDCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5240.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5240.

## Reports on N5240 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5240, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19771111034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771111034589A), Nov 11, 1977: Amtr 0562040 (N5240), Boulder City, NV, Destroyed. Volkswagen 1600 cc engine. Steep climb with low fuel quantity.

## 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 N5240

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5240 before.

- [Cancelled 1977-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5240-1977-12-22): Stimson JEANIES TEENIE, S/N 5793. Owner: [Sevart Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEVART%20MICHAEL%20D), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## Related

- Other Carlson SPARROW aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/carlson-sparrow/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503ULDCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi.md

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