# Max Kay SPORTSMAN GS-2

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056383X
- Manufacturer (registry): MAX KAY
- Model: SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/max-kay-sportsman-gs-2

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N41KS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41KS): [Brannon Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANNON%20MATTHEW), [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond), built 2020, S/N 7494

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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 20230629008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230629008759I), Jun 29, 2023: Max Kay SPORTSMAN GS-2 (N41KS), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 16, aircraft bounced and PIC attempted to recover the landing by putting the nose down. Aircraft bounced two more times and skidded to a…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Glasair Aviation USA SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasair-aviation-usa-sportsman-gs-2): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05632EO
- [Tillion Clement Vincent III SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/tillion-clement-vincent-iii-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617W7
- [Clatch Richard J SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/clatch-richard-j-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622NF
- [Hichens Garth S SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hichens-garth-s-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056249Q
- [Moore Alan S SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-alan-s-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056267H
- [Johnson Stephen C SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-stephen-c-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627DS
- [Sportsman SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportsman-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627HI
- [Mcglaughlin Richard SPORTSMAN GS2](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcglaughlin-richard-sportsman-gs2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627HZ
- [Hasbargen W/Hasbargen C SPORTSMAN GS2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hasbargen-w-hasbargen-c-sportsman-gs2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627J2
- [Greseth Harold SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/greseth-harold-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627KV
- [Horder SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/horder-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627L6
- [Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/clayhold-donald-r-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627LU

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