# N85EX: 2022 Van Lehn Richard Glenn HATZ CLASSIC

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Van Lehn Richard Glenn HATZ CLASSIC](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-lehn-richard-glenn-hatz-classic) (registry code 056392O, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotec R3600](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotec-r3600) (registry code 55610)
- Serial number: 194
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 2022
- Certificate issued: March 17, 2021
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABA579
- Registered owner: [Van Lehn Richard Glenn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20LEHN%20RICHARD%20GLENN)
- Location: [Frederick, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Frederick)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3549° N, 77.3759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21704, 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=85EX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85EX

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 (Van Lehn Richard Glenn HATZ CLASSIC)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotec R3600)

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 ERA22LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA245), May 29, 2022: Van Lehn Hatz Classic (N85EX), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of the brakes 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.

- [Incident 20220529009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220529009089I), May 29, 2022: Van Lehn Richard Glenn HATZ CLASSIC (N85EX), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. After landing, half way through the roll out the aircraft was behaving like the pilot was on the brakes. As he was slowing, he lowered the tail and adjusted…

## 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 N85EX

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N85EX before.

- [Cancelled 1995-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85EX-1995-05-02): Chase Alfred ROTORWAY EXEC, S/N 3034. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Stone Tommy R DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STONE%20TOMMY%20R%20DBA), [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)

## Related

- Other Van Lehn Richard Glenn HATZ CLASSIC aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/van-lehn-richard-glenn-hatz-classic/aircraft.md
- The Rotec R3600 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotec-r3600.md

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