# N9549: 2002 Price Christopher R HEATH V-STRUT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Price Christopher R HEATH V-STRUT](https://openairdocs.org/model/price-christopher-r-heath-v-strut) (registry code 056131M, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Continental A40 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (registry code 17001)
- Serial number: 151
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2012
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AD4716
- Registered owner: [Price Christopher R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRICE%20CHRISTOPHER%20R)
- Location: [Shullsburg, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Shullsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5727° N, 90.2270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53586, 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=9549
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9549

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental A40 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Price Christopher R HEATH V-STRUT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Continental A40 series)

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 CEN23FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA320), Jul 25, 2023: Heath V-Strut (N9549), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## 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 20230725012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230725012099A), Jul 25, 2023: Price Christopher R HEATH V-STRUT (N9549), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. On July 25, 2023, at 0740 CST, an experimental Heath V-Strut aircraft, [privacy data omitted] departed from Oshkosh WI (osh) to broadhead WI (C37). The pilot…

## 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) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the engine (Continental A40 series)

- [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SE03232CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE03232CH): Installation of Engine Preheat Kit p/n TA2925-1 for 115 volt application. Hartzell Propeller Inc
- [STC SE01943CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01943CH): Add the following approved fuels: unleaded automotive gasoline 87 minimum antiknock index, per ASTM Specification D-439 or D-4814 of any volatility class, A through E, or 82UL AVGAS per ASTM D-6227. Experimental Aircraft Association Inc. Lists A-40-5

## Earlier aircraft with N9549

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9549 before.

- [Cancelled 1973-12-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9549-1973-12-26): Schweizer G164A, S/N 1163. Exported to Algeria. Owner: [International Agcat Distributors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AGCAT%20DISTRIBUTORS%20INC)

## Related

- Other Price Christopher R HEATH V-STRUT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/price-christopher-r-heath-v-strut/aircraft.md
- The Continental A40 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series.md

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