- Registered owner
- Bates John W
- Location
- Westerly, RI
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- GL-003
- Year built
- 2016
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- April 23, 2016
- Certificate issued
- October 26, 2021
- Expires
- October 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A6FDB3
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 10
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1969 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Engine · Lycoming O-290-D2
AD 2026-04-11Engine (Reciprocating)AD 2012-03-07CarburetorAD 2004-10-14Crankshaft gearAD 98-17-11CrankshaftsAD 98-01-06CarburetorsAD 93-19-04CarburetorsAD 90-04-06 R1Propeller Governor External Oil LineAD 75-08-09Oil Pump Drive ShaftAD 66-06-03Connecting Rod AssembliesAD 54-02-01Magneto TimingSuperseded and historical ADs · 1
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N55GLMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Loughran G A ACRO-SPORT aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N55GLMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Loughran G A ACRO-SPORT aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N55GLGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Loughran G A ACRO-SPORT aircraft
Reports on N55GL not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N55GL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
STCs that may be installed · 24
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Lycoming O-290-D2
STC SE04651CHTo allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22STC SE00825WIInstallation of Specialty Products Spin-on oil filter on Lycoming Engines.STC SE2932SWInstall carburetor air temperature indicator. Approved for Aircooled Motors (Franklin Engine Co.) equipped with float carburetors. Model eligibility included here may not be inclusive.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N55GL before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.