- Registered owner
- Pour Le Merite Aviation LLC
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 476
- Year built
- 1971
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- August 12, 1980
- Certificate issued
- July 21, 2017
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- AAD950
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental E185 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 10
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1967 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
Superseded and historical ADs · 2
Information bulletins that may apply · 2
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N7989Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Partridge-Waples STARDUSTER TOO 300 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N7989Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Partridge-Waples STARDUSTER TOO 300 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 97ZZZX1053Filter · burstOIL FILTER BURST AT START-UP. GASKET FORCED FROM GROOVE. ENGINE LOST ALL OIL. FILTER 'DOMED OUT' AT BOTH ENDS. ALL OIL PASSAGEWAYS IN ENGINE AND OIL COOLER OK. PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN ENGINE OK. SUSPECT FILTER BYPASS.SDR 97031300233Filter · burstOIL FILTER BURST AT START-UP. GASKET FORCED FROM GROOVE. ENGINE LOST ALL OIL. FILTER 'DOMED OUT' AT BOTH ENDS. ALL OIL PASSAGEWAYS IN ENGINE AND OIL COOLER OK. PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN ENGINE OK. SUSPECT FILTER BYPASS.
STCs that may be installed · 31
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Continental E185 series
STC SE04651CHTo allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22STC SE2932SWInstall carburetor air temperature indicator. Approved for Aircooled Motors (Franklin Engine Co.) equipped with float carburetors. Model eligibility included here may not be inclusive.STC SE208SOInstallation of ice indicator in the carburetor.