# N849V: John Murphy MERLIN PSA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [John Murphy MERLIN PSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-murphy-merlin-psa) (registry code 05637UQ, 1 seats)
- Serial number: HV-30
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Aeromarine Consulting Inc DBA MERLIN PSA
- Certificate issued: July 3, 2018
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABA323
- Registered owners: [Murphy John R Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20JOHN%20R%20TRUSTEE), [Murphy Rosemary B Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20ROSEMARY%20B%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6442° N, 90.6514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63005, 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=849V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N849V

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 (John Murphy MERLIN PSA)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N849V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N849V.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N849V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N849V before.

- [Cancelled 1948-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849V-1948-06-15): Waco RNF, S/N 3259. Owner: [Ritchey Fling Service/ Ritchey Edwin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RITCHEY%20FLING%20SERVICE%2F%20RITCHEY%20EDWIN%20W), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## Related

- Other John Murphy MERLIN PSA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/john-murphy-merlin-psa/aircraft.md

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