- Registered owner
- Sturza Allen J
- Location
- Boyne City, MI
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- CK0-1
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- December 10, 1990
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 2026
- Expires
- July 31, 2033
- Mode S code
- AC4057
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming 0-235 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 21
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1969 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Engine · Lycoming 0-235 series
AD 2026-17-10Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionAD 2026-04-11Engine (Reciprocating)AD 2022-16-03Engine (RECIPROCATING)Information bulletins that may apply · 5
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N889MMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Otcasek-Volmer Sportsman V-J-22 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 19950205001069ILevel Off Touchdown · Abilene, TXNarrative: experimental homebuilt amphibious aircraft landed on lake fort phantom, Abilene, Texas. Pilot failed to retract landing gear after departing from Abilene municipal airport and aircraft overturned upon landing on the surface of the lake. No…Incident 19880702025379ILevel Off Touchdown · Morgantown, WVAmphibian flipped over on contact with water on landing. Pilot claims he checked gear up but it was down on landing
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N889MGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Otcasek-Volmer Sportsman V-J-22 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 45
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Lycoming 0-235 series
STC SE04651CHTo allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22STC SE00825WIInstallation of Specialty Products Spin-on oil filter on Lycoming Engines.STC SE2932SWInstall carburetor air temperature indicator. Approved for Aircooled Motors (Franklin Engine Co.) equipped with float carburetors. Model eligibility included here may not be inclusive.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N889M before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.