# N9258A: Gibbo Gear BB447 MANTA 12 WING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gibbo Gear BB447 MANTA 12 WING](https://openairdocs.org/model/gibbo-gear-bb447-manta-12-wing) (registry code 059020J, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 2007-0258
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2018
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ACD42E
- Registered owner: [Froehlich Joel M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROEHLICH%20JOEL%20M)
- Location: [Mcqueeney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mcqueeney)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6051° N, 98.0391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78123, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9258A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258A

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 (Gibbo Gear BB447 MANTA 12 WING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 447)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9258A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9258A.

## 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 N9258A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9258A before.

- [Cancelled 1989-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9258A-1989-04-21): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288616030. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1971-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9258A-1971-02-24): Cessna 170B, S/N 19019. Owner: [Thomas W M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20W%20M), [Cleveland, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Cleveland)

## Related

- Other Gibbo Gear BB447 MANTA 12 WING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gibbo-gear-bb447-manta-12-wing/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 447 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447.md

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