# N5959X: 2018 Douglas D Bratten PA-18 REPLICA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas D Bratten PA-18 REPLICA](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-d-bratten-pa-18-replica) (registry code 05637FQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [TCM IO-370 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-io-370-series) (registry code 42980)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00056SE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00056SE) (Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: JA1701103
- Year built: 2018
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Javron Inc PA-18 REPLICA
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 2019
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2018
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A7B3A3
- Registered owner: [Bratten Douglas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRATTEN%20DOUGLAS%20D)
- Location: [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7739° N, 147.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99705, 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=5959X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5959X

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 TCM IO-370 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Douglas D Bratten PA-18 REPLICA)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (TCM IO-370 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5959X.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5959X.

## 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 (TCM IO-370 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 IO-370-C1F

## Earlier aircraft with N5959X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5959X before.

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5959X-1965-05-20): Brantly B-2, S/N 100. Owner: [Wirt & Starn Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIRT%20%26%20STARN%20INC), [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)

## Related

- Other Douglas D Bratten PA-18 REPLICA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-d-bratten-pa-18-replica/aircraft.md
- The TCM IO-370 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-io-370-series.md

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