# N996: 1950 State Aircraft Factories MIG 15

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [State Aircraft Factories MIG 15](https://openairdocs.org/model/state-aircraft-factories-mig-15) (registry code 05618F9, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Klimov VK-1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/klimov-vk-1a) (registry code 37600)
- Serial number: 122071
- Year built: 1950
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1995
- Certificate issued: October 29, 2015
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ADE8EC
- Registered owners: [Marine Aviation Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARINE%20AVIATION%20MUSEUM%20INC), [Sharpe Richard E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARPE%20RICHARD%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, 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=996
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996

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 (State Aircraft Factories MIG 15)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Klimov VK-1A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N996.

## NTSB investigations on N996 not matched to an aircraft (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 UNK64X0911](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0911), Mar 14, 1964: Beechcraft C17R (N996), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N996.

## Reports on N996 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N996, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19840921060189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840921060189I), Sep 21, 1984: Beech C17R (N996), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Ground looped after landing.

## 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 State Aircraft Factories MIG 15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/state-aircraft-factories-mig-15/aircraft.md
- The Klimov VK-1A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/klimov-vk-1a.md

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