# N83Y: 1933 Brown RACER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Brown RACER](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-racer) (registry code 05601DR, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Menasco PIRATE C4S](https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4s) (registry code 43505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 134](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20134) (Menasco Manufacturing Co.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3
- Year built: 1933
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Certificate issued: July 17, 2012
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB5827
- Registered owner: [Weeks Kermit A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKS%20KERMIT%20A)
- Location: [Polk City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Polk%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2676° N, 81.8538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33868, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83Y

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Brown RACER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Menasco PIRATE C4S)

- [AD 69-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-09-01): Eisemann Magnetos · Eisemann Magnetos, 2A4-45-B2, 2A4-49-B2 and 158 more

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N83Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N83Y.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Brown RACER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-racer/aircraft.md
- The Menasco PIRATE C4S engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4s.md

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