# N9502A: 1978 Bowen/Rice/Bone SONERAI II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bowen/Rice/Bone SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowen-rice-bone-sonerai-ii) (registry code 05659C1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 401
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2020
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD3746
- Registered owner: [Bone Robert R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONE%20ROBERT%20R)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1570° N, 85.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46825, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9502A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9502A

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 (Bowen/Rice/Bone SONERAI II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9502A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9502A.

## 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 N9502A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9502A before.

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9502A-1965-05-20): Cessna 170A, S/N 19063. Owner: [Miller George B Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20GEORGE%20B%20JR), [Ames, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ames)

## Related

- Other Bowen/Rice/Bone SONERAI II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowen-rice-bone-sonerai-ii/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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