# N842MC: 2015 Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/melvin-k-callen-backcountry-supercub) (registry code 05633OC, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: TCQ1207085
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Backcountry Super Cubs LLC BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 2015
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2014
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AB885D
- Registered owners: [Callen Melvin K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALLEN%20MELVIN%20K), [Callen Janice S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALLEN%20JANICE%20S)
- Location: [Milliken, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Milliken)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3495° N, 104.8574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80543, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=842MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N842MC

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA16CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA061), Nov 24, 2015: Melvin K Callen Backcountry Supercub (N842MC), Fort Morgan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## 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.

- [Accident 20151124018749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124018749A), Nov 24, 2015: Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB (N842MC), Wiggins, CO, Substantial damage. Private pilot 3271240, [privacy data omitted] was landing N842MC, backcounrty super cub , serial number TCQ1207085 on a private dirt strip near empire…

## 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 Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/melvin-k-callen-backcountry-supercub/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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