# N56GY: 2021 Cirrus Design SF50

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cirrus Design SF50](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sf50) (registry code 2130010, 7 seats)
- Engine: [Williams FJ33-5A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj33-5a) (registry code 66015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00018CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00018CH) (Cirrus Design Corporation), [TCDS E3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3GL) (Williams International Company L.L.C.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0324
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 2021
- Certificate issued: June 2, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A7253E
- Registered owner: [Cirrus Design Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20DESIGN%20CORP)
- Location: [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8385° N, 92.2222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55811, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56GY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56GY

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): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cirrus Design SF50)

- [AD 2023-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-04-20): Auto Flight System · Cirrus Design SF50. Effective Mar 21, 2023
- [AD 2020-03-50](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-03-50): Communications · Cirrus Design SF50. Effective Jun 11, 2020
- [AD 2019-08-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2019-08-51): Flight Controls · Cirrus Design SF50. Effective Jun 17, 2019

### Matched by engine (Williams FJ33-5A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA25LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA155), Mar 24, 2025: Cirrus Design SF50 (N56GY), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## 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.

- [Accident 20250324003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250324003829A), Mar 24, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SF50 (N56GY), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported a throttle control problem on the climb out followed by loss of power (flight idle power). On the emergency return to the airfield, airplane…

## 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) (3)

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 (Cirrus Design SF50)

- [STC SA09887AC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA09887AC): Installation of an Avionica MK-III mini Quick Access Recorder (QAR) and optional 4G or LTE Avionica Cellular Module (avCM. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc
- [STC SA04615CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04615CH): BasicMed 6-place occupancy restriction. CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATON
- [STC SA00401BO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00401BO): Installation of a SkyTrax100B UAT receiver. Avidyne Corporation

## Related

- Other Cirrus Design SF50 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sf50/aircraft.md
- The Williams FJ33-5A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj33-5a.md

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