# N73DL: 2005 Pruss Richard S RV7A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pruss Richard S RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/pruss-richard-s-rv7a) (registry code 05619C8, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Superior XP-360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-360) (registry code 59252)
- Serial number: 70057
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 2026
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2025
- Expires: December 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A9C908
- Registered owner: [Hodgens Christopher Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODGENS%20CHRISTOPHER%20JR)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3408° N, 97.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73173, 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=73DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73DL

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 (Pruss Richard S RV7A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Superior XP-360)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N73DL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N73DL.

## 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 N73DL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N73DL before.

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73DL-2017-07-06): Dewinter David L AIR THUMPER SPECIAL, S/N 199842, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Loomis Jerry P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOOMIS%20JERRY%20P), [Greentown, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Greentown)

## Related

- Other Pruss Richard S RV7A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pruss-richard-s-rv7a/aircraft.md
- The Superior XP-360 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-360.md

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