# N952SA: 2024 Dan Smith CCK-1865

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dan Smith CCK-1865](https://openairdocs.org/model/dan-smith-cck-1865) (registry code 05642QK, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (registry code 41465)
- Serial number: CCK-1865-1088
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Cub Crafters Inc CCK-1865
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 5, 2024
- Certificate issued: April 22, 2025
- Expires: April 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AD3DA6
- Registered owner: [Abel Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABEL%20STEVE)
- Location: [Buda, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Buda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0795° N, 97.8410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78610, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=952SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N952SA

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 (Dan Smith CCK-1865)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming CC363I)

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 CEN25LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA240), Jul 7, 2025: Cub Crafters CCK-1865 (N952SA), La Garita, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude in mountainous terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and aeronautical decision…

## 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 20250707008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250707008729A), Jul 7, 2025: Dan Smith CCK-1865 (N952SA), Del Norte, CO, Substantial damage. Maneuvering flight between 10000 and 10500 feet. Aircraft performance negatively affected by near max gross weight and high density altitude and was not…

## 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 N952SA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N952SA before.

- [Cancelled 2016-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952SA-2016-08-08): Cessna 152, S/N 15280667, built 1977. Owner: [Sunrise Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNRISE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Ormond Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ormond%20Beach)

## Related

- Other Dan Smith CCK-1865 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dan-smith-cck-1865/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming CC363I engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i.md

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