# N97WA: Pitcairn PA-7S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitcairn PA-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitcairn-pa-7s) (registry code 7180406, 3 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 196](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20196) (Pitcairn Autogyro Co.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 149
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: October 8, 2015
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AD8341
- Registered owner: [Machamer John K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHAMER%20JOHN%20K)
- Location: [Gettysburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gettysburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8263° N, 77.2276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17325, 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=97WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97WA

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 (Pitcairn PA-7S)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N97WA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N97WA.

## 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) (2)

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 airframe (Pitcairn PA-7S)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc

## Related

- Other Pitcairn PA-7S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitcairn-pa-7s/aircraft.md

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