# Pekola James W RIDGE RUNNER III

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05617NT
- Manufacturer (registry): PEKOLA JAMES W
- Model: RIDGE RUNNER III
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/pekola-james-w-ridge-runner-iii

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)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N39ZT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39ZT): [Sarvis Thomas Wesley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SARVIS%20THOMAS%20WESLEY), [Marble, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Marble), built 2004, S/N 02030388

## 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 ERA14CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA349), Jul 10, 2014: Pekola James W Ridge Runner III (N39ZT), Andrews, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to open the fuel tank valves during the preflight examination of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 20140710014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140710014589A), Jul 10, 2014: Pekola James W RIDGE RUNNER III (N39ZT), Andrews, NC, Substantial damage. On July 10, 2014, at approximately 1130 eastern daylight time, a Ridge Runner III aircraft, N39ZT, serial number 02030388, was substantially damaged during a…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Suarez R Murray RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/suarez-r-murray-ridge-runner-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619K3
- [Walls Rodney RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/walls-rodney-ridge-runner-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620IJ
- [Daugherty Monte R RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/daugherty-monte-r-ridge-runner-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620S0
- [Whitson Donald RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/whitson-donald-ridge-runner-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056295I
- [Knight Larry W RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-larry-w-ridge-runner-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05630LJ
- [Hurd Gary RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/hurd-gary-ridge-runner-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05643GH
- [Moon Thomas S RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/moon-thomas-s-ridge-runner-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05643M3
- [Lubkemann Andrew A RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/lubkemann-andrew-a-ridge-runner-iii): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05620H3
- [Trimberger Donald J RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/trimberger-donald-j-ridge-runner-iii): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056220G
- [Naylor William F RIDGERUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/naylor-william-f-ridgerunner-iii): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05629RE
- [Jacob O Smith RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/jacob-o-smith-ridge-runner-iii): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05633TT
- [Jacob O Smith RIDGE RUNNER III](https://openairdocs.org/model/jacob-o-smith-ridge-runner-iii): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05633TU

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