# N57AJ: 2001 Rekieta James GLASTAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rekieta James GLASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/rekieta-james-glastar) (registry code 05610LQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5217
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Stoddard Hamilton GLASTAR
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 2001
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2015
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A74C19
- Registered owner: [Villarreal Roque](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VILLARREAL%20ROQUE)
- Location: [College Station, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/College%20Station)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5611° N, 96.2751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77845, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57AJ

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 (Rekieta James GLASTAR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N57AJ.

## 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 20150708011389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150708011389I), Jul 8, 2015: Rekieta James GLASTAR (N57AJ), West Helena, AR, No damage. On July 8, 2015 at 1930 CDT, a Rekieta James Glastar, N57AJ, registered to roque villarreal, experienced loss of power on the engine, near West Helena,…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N57AJ not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N57AJ, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6192), Oct 19, 1995: JOINT. CRACKED. INSPECTION REVEALED BLEED AIR JOINT WITH A CRACK APPROX 1 INCH BEYOND LIMITS. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY UNINTENTIONAL FORCE APPLIED TO AIR JOINT.
- [SDR 95ZZZX3305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3305), Jun 13, 1995: HINGE. CRACKED. WHILE CHECKING A DOOR SEAL PROBLEM, THE PAINT WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE LOWER CABIN DOOR HINGE LEG. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A CRACK THAT EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 65 PERC

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Rekieta James GLASTAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rekieta-james-glastar/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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