# N9027M: Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-john-a-20-vista-cruiser) (registry code 0561798, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: SA-20C-042
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Spectrum Aircraft Corp A-20 VISTA-VARLET
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 2004
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2025
- Expires: March 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AC79F3
- Registered owner: [Emonds Jason B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMONDS%20JASON%20B)
- Location: [Cave Junction, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cave%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1042° N, 123.6446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97523, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9027M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9027M

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 (Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

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 WPR12CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA206), May 14, 2012: Hunter A-20 Vista Cruiser (N9027M), Molalla, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a rock during an off-airport landing.

## 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 20120514008149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120514008149A), May 14, 2012: Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER (N9027M), Mololla, OR, Substantial damage. Departed lenhardt airpark (7S9) attempted Off Airport practice landing on a logging road. Hard landing during rollout left wing appears to have struck rock…

## 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 N9027M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9027M before.

- [Cancelled 1984-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9027M-1984-10-25): Nielsen Carl S QUICKIE, S/N 0339. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Nielsen Carl S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIELSEN%20CARL%20S), [Middletown, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Middletown)
- [Cancelled 1980-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9027M-1980-04-24): Cessna 180H, S/N 18052127. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Pelican Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PELICAN%20AVIATION%20CORP), [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)

## Related

- Other Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-john-a-20-vista-cruiser/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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