# N8071: 1945 Consolidated L5E1 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Consolidated L5E1](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-l5e1) (registry code 2420709, 2 seats) - Engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517) - Data sheets: [TCDS A-764](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-764) (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Stinson Division) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 4418071 - Year built: 1945 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: June 28, 2004 - Certificate issued: December 3, 2019 - Expires: December 31, 2029 - Mode S code: AAFE59 - Registered owners: [Polsley John Steven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLSLEY%20JOHN%20STEVEN), [Polsley John Weston](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLSLEY%20JOHN%20WESTON) - Location: [Urbana, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Urbana) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 40.1171° N, 83.7863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43078, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8071 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8071 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): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Consolidated L5E1) - [AD 47-50-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/47-50-04): Elevator Push-Pull Tube · Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Stinson Division L-5, L-5B, L-5C and 4 more - [AD 46-31-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-31-02): Torque Tube Aft of Rear Seat · Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Stinson Division L-5, L-5B, L-5C and 4 more - [AD 46-31-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-31-01): Hinged Seat Back · Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Stinson Division L-5B, L-5C, L-5E and 2 more ### Matched by engine (Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N8071. ## NTSB investigations on N8071 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 BFO91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA069), Jul 25, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N8071), Ashland, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOST OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 20080524854559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524854559I), May 24, 2008: Stnson L5E1 (N8071), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Wind gusting at touch down, ground looped on rollout. ## 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) (31) 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 airframe (Consolidated L5E1) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA00081NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00081NY): Installation of Iceman Aviation Supplies, Inc. Carburetor Ice Detector. Alcor LLC - [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA04568CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04568CH): Installation of the uAvionix tailBeaconX, a tail mounted position light with integrated Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Out and 1090MHz Mode-S transponder functionality. uAvionix Corporation - [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc - [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc - [STC SA00410BO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00410BO): Installation of an AV-30-C Multi-Mode Indicator. uAvionix Corporation - [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation Inc - [STC SA02268CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02268CH): Installation of Airwolf Filter Corp. Air Oil Separator. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA04032CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04032CH): Install rocker switch assemblies. Electroair Acquisition Corporation - [STC SA00024NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00024NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K007 on single or multi-engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Lycoming reciprocating engines of 450 horsepower or less. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA01734SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01734SE): Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts. Andrew D. Humphrey - [STC SA02283SE PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02283SE%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In Flight Data) CGR-30P. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA02402SE PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02402SE%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) CGR-30C. Electronics International Inc - [STC ST00961LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00961LA): Installation of MASS Systems fire extinguisher cartridges as replacements for Walter Kidde Aerospace fire extinguisher cartridges in fire extinguisher bottles installed in the airplane models noted on the FAA Approved Model List dated June 29, 2000, or later FAA approved revisions. These fire extinguisher cartridges are in accordance with the MASS Systems Master Drawing List No. 30980-1, "Slug Thrower Cartridges Master Drawing List", Revision N/C, dated June 26, 2000, or later FAA approved revisions. AMETEK AMERON LLC d/b/a MASS Systems - [STC SA00068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068SE): Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1). Electronics International Inc - [STC SA01988SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01988SE): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) MVP-50P. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC - [STC SA01157LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01157LA): Installation of Electronics International Model FP-5 or FP-5L fuel flow/fuel pressure instrument as a replacement instrument. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc - [STC SA02168AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02168AK): Installation of hourmeter airspeed switch. For unpressurized aircraft only. Pressurized aircraft must have pressurization system deactivated. Avalaska Inc - [STC SA2-952](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2-952): Installation of fiberglass covering. Razorback Fabrics Inc. Lists L-5 Series - [STC SA5159NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5159NM): Installation of chip detector system. Northwest Aircraft Inc. Lists L-5 Series - [STC SA2396CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2396CE): Operation of airplane on unleaded automotive gasoline 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline 88 minimum antiknock index (RON+MON)/2. Intermixing with aviation gasoline also approved. Petersen Aviation Inc - [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc - [STC SA4-1210](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1210): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc - [STC SA2PC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2PC): Air to ground public address system. Hawaii Wing Civil Air Patrol. Lists L-5 Series - [STC SA340WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA340WE): Engine mount 2028 (restricted category only). Serv-Aero Engineering Inc. Lists L-5 Series - [STC SA4-1036](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1036): Ceconite 101 covering of complete airplane. Cooper Engineering Corporation. Lists L-5 Series - [STC SA4-763](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-763): Glass cloth applies to wings, fuselage, and ailerons. Glasco-Air Products. Lists L-5 Series - [STC SA001410BO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA001410BO) (historical): Installation of an AV-30-C Multi-Mode Indicator. uAvionix Corporation ## Earlier aircraft with N8071 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8071 before. - [Cancelled 1930-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8071-1930-08-01): Spartan C3-5, S/N 114. Owner: [Spartan School Of Aeronautics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARTAN%20SCHOOL%20OF%20AERONAUTICS%20INC), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa) ## Related - Other Consolidated L5E1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-l5e1/aircraft.md - The Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.