# N56E: Howard DGA-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Howard DGA-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-8) (registry code 4690102, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 760E-2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2) (registry code 67011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 612](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20612) (Howard Aircraft Foundation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 86
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2016
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A724F5
- Registered owner: [Venaleck John T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENALECK%20JOHN%20T)
- Location: [Painesville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Painesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6982° N, 81.2131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44077, 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=56E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56E

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 (Howard DGA-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 760E-2)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N56E.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N56E.

## 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) (10)

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 airframe (Howard DGA-8)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA02594SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02594SE): SkyView HDX Instrumentation and Autopilot System manufactured. Dynon Avionics
- [STC SA01406NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01406NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and rotary wing. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA02283SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02283SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In Flight Data) CGR-30P. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA02402SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02402SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) CGR-30C. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA1315WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1315WE): Installation of Mixture Monitor (exhaust gas temperature probe, gage and selector) in accordance with Delta Products Part Lists A-192 and A-193, or in accordance with Tri-Star Corporation Mixture Monitor Installation Instructions dated December 9, 1981, or later FAA approved revision and/or Drawing List MM-127 dated November 15, 1981, or later FAA approved revision in aircraft models listed in Master Eligibility List P-80-A-6 revised March 29, 1968, copy attached, or later FAA approved revision. Universal Corporation
- [STC SA00068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068SE): Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1). Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA2693NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2693NM): Installation of Electronics International digital volt/amp gauges and accessories. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA4005NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4005NM): Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite Control System. Precise Flight Inc
- [STC SA00068LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068LA): Installation of tail wheel adapter ring. R-R-R-Russ Aircraft

## Earlier aircraft with N56E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N56E before.

- [Cancelled 1929-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56E-1929-10-11): Eaglerock A-2, S/N 715, built 1929. Owner: [Marchetti Motor Patents Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARCHETTI%20MOTOR%20PATENTS%20INC), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)

## Related

- Other Howard DGA-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-8/aircraft.md
- The Wright 760E-2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2.md

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