# N907W: 2005 Rhodes Steven D SR3500

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rhodes Steven D SR3500](https://openairdocs.org/model/rhodes-steven-d-sr3500) (registry code 05618QO, 6 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 173SR
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Murphy Aircraft Mfg Ltd SR3500
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 8, 2006
- Certificate issued: February 3, 2005
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AC8B21
- Registered owners: [Rhodes Steven D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHODES%20STEVEN%20D), [Rhodes Amy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHODES%20AMY%20A)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.0796° N, 149.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=907W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907W

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 (Rhodes Steven D SR3500)

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 ANC23LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA078), Sep 17, 2023: Rhodes Steven D SR3500 (N907W), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the owner/builder’s inadequate maintenance.

## 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 20230917014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230917014039A), Sep 17, 2023: Rhodes Steven D SR3500 (N907W), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. Slight rise in EGT (engine temp) and slight decrease in gph (gal per hour) fuel flow indicated. Power reduced rapidly and surging. Engine stopped 200' AGL.…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N907W not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N907W, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 3WTR20230918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/3WTR20230918), Sep 18, 2023: CLEVIS BOLT. UNKNOWN. ELEVATOR HORN TO PUSHROD CLEVIS BOLT INSTALLED BACKWARDS CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH STABILIZER CAP WHEN ELEVATOR MOVED FULL DEFLECTION DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK. D

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N907W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N907W before.

- [Cancelled 1948-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907W-1948-03-05): Stinson SM-8A, S/N 4051, built 1930. Owner: [Smith Howard Herr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HOWARD%20HERR), [Elmira, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elmira)

## Related

- Other Rhodes Steven D SR3500 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rhodes-steven-d-sr3500/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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