# N76MS: 2020 Sherman Michael VANS RV-10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sherman Michael VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-michael-vans-rv-10) (registry code 05639NH, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie) (registry code 41779)
- Serial number: 41740
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 2020
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2020
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AA4053
- Registered owner: [Sherman Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERMAN%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0603° N, 84.2804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45245, 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=76MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76MS

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Sherman Michael VANS RV-10)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N76MS.

## NTSB investigations on N76MS not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI01LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA172), Jun 16, 2001: Shanklin RV-6A (N76MS), Poseyville, IN, minor damage. Probable cause: the premature flare by the pilot.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N76MS.

## Reports on N76MS not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N76MS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20010616017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616017109A), Jun 16, 2001: Amtr RV6A (N76MS), Poseyville, IN, No damage. (-23) On Saturday, June 16, 2001 about 11:30 CDT a student pilot lost control of his RV6-A, N76MS, while attempting a solo landing on grass runway 22 at koch…

## 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 N76MS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N76MS before.

- [Cancelled 2012-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76MS-2012-11-08): Shanklin Max L RV7-A, S/N 71123, built 2003. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Sharman Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARMAN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)
- [Cancelled 1994-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76MS-1994-11-30): Cessna 340A, S/N 340A0100. Exported to Chile. Owner: [Special Air Service Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIAL%20AIR%20SERVICE%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Sherman Michael VANS RV-10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-michael-vans-rv-10/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie.md

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