# N9055: 1929 Stearman M-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stearman M-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-m-2) (registry code 8560209, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1005
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 30, 2014
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AC84C6
- Registered owner: [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ANTIQUE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20AUTOMOBILE%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6068° N, 121.6023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97031, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9055

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 (Stearman M-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 ERA12CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA533), Aug 24, 2012: Stearman M-2 (N9055), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## 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 20120824017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120824017219A), Aug 24, 2012: Stearman Aircraft M-2 (N9055), Robbinsville, NJ, Substantial damage. Upon landing on runway 11 at N87 after the wheels touched down the airplane began to swerve. A ground loop ensued and the aircraft nosed over inverted.

## 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 N9055

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9055 before.

- [Cancelled 1972-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9055-1972-10-30): Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, S/N 95. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Briles Wing & Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRILES%20WING%20%26%20HELICOPTER%20INC)

## Related

- Other Stearman M-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-m-2/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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