# N58RC: 1997 US Light HORNET

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [US Light HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/us-light-hornet) (registry code 05902WA, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Hirth 2706](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2706) (registry code 33703)
- Serial number: 005
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2021
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A77509
- Registered owner: [Rateau Claude F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATEAU%20CLAUDE%20F)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58RC

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 (US Light HORNET)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hirth 2706)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N58RC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N58RC.

## Reports on N58RC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N58RC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19830204009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204009759I), Feb 4, 1983: Bell 412 (N58RC), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. While landing on a drilling platform in the gulf of Mexico pilot struck a guard rail.

## 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 N58RC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N58RC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR ERAA062393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA062393), May 13, 1999: INDICATOR. FLUCTUATES. RIGHT NEEDLE FLUCTUATES TO HIGH SIDE. READS 104 PERCENT WHEN ROTOR IS AT 100 PERCENT.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other US Light HORNET aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/us-light-hornet/aircraft.md
- The Hirth 2706 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2706.md

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