# N56AA: 2020 JMB Aircraft S R O VL-3TE-915

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [JMB Aircraft S R O VL-3TE-915](https://openairdocs.org/model/jmb-aircraft-s-r-o-vl-3te-915) (registry code 4370103, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 915 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (registry code 55620)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: VL-3-370
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 2021
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A72492
- Registered owner: [Boes Barry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOES%20BARRY)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3801° N, 97.9480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78734, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56AA

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 915 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (JMB Aircraft S R O VL-3TE-915)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 915 IS series)

- [AD 2026-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-02): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · BRP-Rotax 915 iSc2 C24 and 915 iSc3 C24. Effective Mar 19, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N56AA.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20210220001179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210220001179I), Feb 20, 2021: Jmb Aircraft S R O VL-3TE-915 (N56AA), Derby, KS, Minor damage. Dra Rose hill, KS (K50): N56AA, VL-3TE-915, K50-K50, during local test flight not all gear would lower so pilot made a gear up landing on grass strip rwy 19.…

## 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) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the engine (Rotax 915 IS series)

- [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists 915 iSc2 C24

## Earlier aircraft with N56AA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N56AA before.

- [Cancelled 2013-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56AA-2013-04-25): Raven S55A, S/N S55A-141, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Snippers Francis K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNIPPERS%20FRANCIS%20K), [Tylertown, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Tylertown)

## Related

- Other JMB Aircraft S R O VL-3TE-915 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jmb-aircraft-s-r-o-vl-3te-915/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 915 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series.md

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