- Registered owner
- Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
- Location
- Saint Louis, MO
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 216
- Year built
- 1954
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- September 8, 1981
- Certificate issued
- January 21, 2015
- Expires
- January 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A70321
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental IO-360 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 23
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1972 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
Engine · Continental IO-360 series
AD 2023-17-04Reciprocating Engine Oil SystemInformation bulletins that may apply · 6
Advisory, not mandatory.
Engine · Continental IO-360 series
SAIB NE-16-13Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealantSAIB NE-13-15Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control LeversSAIB NE-13-04Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing InspectionSAIB NE-10-09Reciprocating Engine Power Section: Hydraulic Valve LiftersSAIB NE-09-04Fuel Control/Reciprocating EnginesSAIB CE-02-09NTSB investigations
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Reports on N551 not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N551, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Service difficulty reports · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
STCs that may be installed · 104
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.