# N549J: Moon Thomas S RIDGE RUNNER III

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Moon Thomas S RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/moon-thomas-s-ridge-runner-iii) (registry code 05643M3, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rocky Mountain Wings LLC RIDGE RUNNER III
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2026
- Expires: February 28, 2033
- Mode S code: A6FA23
- Registered owner: [Moon Thomas S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOON%20THOMAS%20S)
- Location: [Butte, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Butte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0317° N, 112.4638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=549J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549J

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 (Moon Thomas S RIDGE RUNNER III)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N549J.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N549J.

## 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 N549J

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N549J before.

- [Cancelled 2020-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N549J-2020-05-29): West Joe D QUAD CITY CHLNGR II, S/N CH2 1002-2268, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gorman Jeremy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORMAN%20JEREMY%20J), [Chapman, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Chapman)

## Related

- Other Moon Thomas S RIDGE RUNNER III aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/moon-thomas-s-ridge-runner-iii/aircraft.md

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