# N73FA: 2009 Arndt Stephen Martin SPORTSMAN GS-2 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Arndt Stephen Martin SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/arndt-stephen-martin-sportsman-gs-2) (registry code 056283R, 4 seats) - Engine: [Lycoming IO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (registry code 41678) - Data sheets: [TCDS E00006NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00006NY) (Lycoming Engines) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 7304 - Year built: 2009 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Kit: Glasair Aviation LLC SPORTSMAN GS-2 - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: July 14, 2009 - Certificate issued: October 28, 2013 - Expires: October 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A9C930 - Registered owner: [Lyden George H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYDEN%20GEORGE%20H) - Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 47.6858° N, 122.2837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98115, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73FA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73FA 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 Lycoming IO-390 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 4 in force ### Matched by airframe (Arndt Stephen Martin SPORTSMAN GS-2) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Lycoming IO-390 series) - [AD 2026-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-11): Engine (Reciprocating) · Lycoming Engines AEIO-320-D1B, AEIO-320-D2B, AEIO-320-E1A and 605 more. Effective Apr 8, 2026 - [AD 2012-19-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-19-01): Crankshafts · Lycoming Engines AEIO-360-A1A, AEIO-360-A1B, AEIO-360-A1B6 and 321 more. Effective Oct 24, 2012 - [AD 2012-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-03-06): Fuel servo diaphragm · Continental Motors 6-260-A, 6-285-A, 6-285-B and 482 more. Effective Feb 24, 2012 - [AD 2009-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2009-02-03): Fuel injection servos · Lycoming Engines AEIO-320-D1B, AEIO-320-D2B, AEIO-320-E1A and 261 more. Effective Feb 9, 2009 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2024-21-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-21-02) (historical): Engine (Reciprocating) · Lycoming Engines AEIO-320-D1B, AEIO-320-D2B, AEIO-320-E1A and 548 more. Effective Dec 5, 2024 ## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force) - [SAIB NE-19-08](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-19-08): Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders. Issued May 2, 2019 - [SAIB NE-14-13](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-14-13): Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs. Issued Mar 24, 2014 ## NTSB investigations None matched to N73FA. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N73FA. ## Reports on N73FA not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N73FA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19861208075369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861208075369I), Dec 8, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N73FA), Boca Raton, FL, Minor damage. Inadvertent movement of gear actuator on rollout resulting in a gear retraction. ## 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) (6) 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 (Lycoming IO-390 series) - [STC SE00825WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00825WI): Installation of Specialty Products Spin-on oil filter on Lycoming Engines. B & C Specialty Products Inc. Lists IO-390-A1A6 - [STC SE04349CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04349CH): Installation of SureFly electronic ignition. SureFly Partners Ltd. Lists IO-390-A1A6 - [STC SE02352CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE02352CH): Installation of Challenger cleanable oil filter assembly. Challenger Aviation Products Inc. Lists IO-390-A1A6 - [STC SE03232CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE03232CH): Installation of Engine Preheat Kit p/n TA2925-1 for 115 volt application. Hartzell Propeller Inc. Lists IO-390-A1A6 - [STC SE04577CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04577CH): Install an electronic engine ignition system. Electroair Acquisition Corp. Lists IO-390-A1A6 - [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-390-C1A6 ## Earlier aircraft with N73FA The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N73FA before. - [Cancelled 1974-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73FA-1974-11-07): Beech H-18, S/N BA-649. Owner: [Fontana Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FONTANA%20AVIATION%20INC), [Iron Mountain, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Iron%20Mountain) ## Related - Other Arndt Stephen Martin SPORTSMAN GS-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/arndt-stephen-martin-sportsman-gs-2/aircraft.md - The Lycoming IO-390 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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