# N956BC: 2017 Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/progressive-aerodyne-searey-lsa) (registry code 060009O, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553)
- Serial number: 1066
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 2017
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AD4B0D
- Registered owner: [Sweeney Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWEENEY%20CHARLES%20W)
- Location: [Cudjoe Key, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cudjoe%20Key)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 24.6653° N, 81.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33042, 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=956BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956BC

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 (Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 914UL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N956BC.

## 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.

- [Incident 20231014016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231014016499I), Oct 14, 2023: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA (N956BC), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. PIC statement: "On 10/14/2023 I was taxiing out for a flight in [privacy data omitted] on taxiway (a) at kism around 9:30 in the morning. As I was passing…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/progressive-aerodyne-searey-lsa/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 914UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul.md

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