# N940Z: 2005 Sportflight International ASTRA HKS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sportflight International ASTRA HKS](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportflight-international-astra-hks) (registry code 05901H4, 2 seats)
- Engine: [HKS 700E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (registry code 33777)
- Serial number: A0501010H
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 2010
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2011
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD0F67
- Registered owner: [Sheehan Donald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEEHAN%20DONALD%20C)
- Location: [Harrisonville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Harrisonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9951° N, 78.0983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17228, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=940Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940Z

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 (Sportflight International ASTRA HKS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (HKS 700E)

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 CEN09LA543](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA543), Aug 25, 2009: Sportflight International Astra HKS (N940Z), Bloomfield, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering.

## 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 20090825048619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090825048619A), Aug 25, 2009: Sportflight ASTRA HKS (N940Z), Bloomfield, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft N940Z, a Sportflight intl LLC astra, was found to be destroyed upon impact approximately 100 feet south of runway 18/36 at Shawnee Field in…

## 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 N940Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N940Z before.

- [Cancelled 1991-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940Z-1991-02-19): Bright Trevis L RANS S-6 ES, S/N B1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bottoms Leonard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOTTOMS%20LEONARD%20L), [Aylett, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Aylett)

## Related

- Other Sportflight International ASTRA HKS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sportflight-international-astra-hks/aircraft.md
- The HKS 700E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e.md

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