# N828SC: 2020 Jim Vanek M2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jim Vanek M2](https://openairdocs.org/model/jim-vanek-m2) (registry code 05638M8, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 915 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-series) (registry code 55619)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M2001
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 2020
- Certificate issued: May 24, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB5026
- Registered owner: [Vanek Jim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANEK%20JIM)
- Location: [Scappoose, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Scappoose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7996° N, 122.9689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97056, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=828SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828SC

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 Rotax 915 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Jim Vanek M2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 915 series)

- [AD 2026-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-02): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · BRP-Rotax 915 iSc2 C24 and 915 iSc3 C24. Effective Mar 19, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N828SC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N828SC.

## 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) (1)

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 (Rotax 915 series)

- [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 915 iSc2 C24

## Earlier aircraft with N828SC

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N828SC before.

- [Cancelled 2013-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828SC-2013-04-24): Cooke Steven RTWY INTL EXEC 162-F, S/N 6249. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- [Cancelled 1999-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828SC-1999-03-01): Airbus Industrie A300 B4-203, S/N 078. Exported to Canada. Owner: [First Security Bank Na Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20OWNER%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## Related

- Other Jim Vanek M2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jim-vanek-m2/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 915 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-series.md

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