# N728M: 2007 Bowden Melvin H VANS RV7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bowden Melvin H VANS RV7](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowden-melvin-h-vans-rv7) (registry code 056209F, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Mattituck TMX-360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-360) (registry code 59602)
- Serial number: 72202
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2023
- Expires: June 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A9C257
- Registered owner: [Rose John Wesley II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSE%20JOHN%20WESLEY%20II)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, 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=728M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728M

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 (Bowden Melvin H VANS RV7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Mattituck TMX-360)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N728M.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N728M.

## 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 N728M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N728M before.

- [Cancelled 1997-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728M-1997-11-03): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 284879. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ramos Maldonado Ismael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAMOS%20MALDONADO%20ISMAEL), [Guaynabo, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Guaynabo)

## Related

- Other Bowden Melvin H VANS RV7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowden-melvin-h-vans-rv7/aircraft.md
- The Mattituck TMX-360 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-360.md

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