# N6857: 1975 Gevalt VJ-22 SPORTSMAN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gevalt VJ-22 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/gevalt-vj-22-sportsman) (registry code 9570303, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 675
- Year built: 1975
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2002
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1982
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A91917
- Registered owner: [Hebron Randall C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEBRON%20RANDALL%20C)
- Location: [Westland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Westland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2938° N, 83.3707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6857

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 (Gevalt VJ-22 SPORTSMAN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Subaru ALL MDLS A/B)

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 CHI80FEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE35), Jul 22, 1980: Volmer VJ22 (N6857), Sublette, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6857.

## Reports on N6857 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N6857, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19800722029889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722029889A), Jul 22, 1980: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22 (N6857), Sublette, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot testing aircraft had engine failure after shuting off fuel pump. Investigation disclosed improperly installed

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N6857

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6857 before.

- [Cancelled 1933-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6857-1933-10-01): Standard J-1, S/N RT-1000. Owner: [Townsend Russell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNSEND%20RUSSELL), [Albany, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Albany)

## Related

- Other Gevalt VJ-22 SPORTSMAN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gevalt-vj-22-sportsman/aircraft.md
- The Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b.md

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