# N88K: Bird A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bird A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bird-a) (registry code 6840102, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504)
- Serial number: 1050
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1957
- Certificate issued: July 15, 2020
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AC1C5D
- Registered owner: [Northway Matthew W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWAY%20MATTHEW%20W)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0680° N, 123.0802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97401, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88K

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Kinner R5 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bird A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Kinner R5 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N88K.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N88K.

## 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 N88K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N88K before.

- [Cancelled 1940-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88K-1940-04-22): Ireland N 2 B, S/N 43, built 1929. Owner: [Williams Arthur James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20ARTHUR%20JAMES), Georgetown

## Related

- Other Bird A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bird-a/aircraft.md
- The Kinner R5 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series.md

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