# Steele John J ACRO SPORT II - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 05646CD - Manufacturer (registry): STEELE JOHN J - Model: ACRO SPORT II - 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: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-john-j-acro-sport-ii 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 None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations (3) 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 CEN17LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA295), Jul 30, 2017: Steele Acro Sport II (N896JC), Loudonville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. - [NTSB ERA09LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA021), Oct 15, 2008: Steele John J Acro Sport (N896JC), Madison, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat - [NTSB NYC90DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DFJ01), Jan 3, 1990: Steele Acrosport II (N896JC), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE & THE SNOWBANK WERE RELATED FACTORS. ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 20170730015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730015639A), Jul 30, 2017: Steele John J ACRO SPORT II (N896JC), Loudonville, OH, Substantial damage. My adult son [privacy data omitted] and I were returning from oshkosh Wisconsin to brunswick Maine on Sunday, August 30, 2017. We were flying my recently… - [Accident 20081015853249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081015853249A), Oct 15, 2008: Steele ACROSPORTII (N896JC), Madison, NH, Substantial damage. On October 15, 2008, [privacy data omitted], pilot in command of N896JC was operating his aircraft in cruise flight when he experienced a partial engine… - [Accident 19900103000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103000069A), Jan 3, 1990: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N896JC), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Struck a snowbank on takeoff roll and flipped over. - [Incident 19861021074159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021074159I), Oct 21, 1986: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N896JC), Marshall Townsh, PA. Engine lost power during flight and pilot landed on the turnpike. Some contamination found in fuel system. ## Service difficulty reports (1) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 98ZZZX3457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3457), Aug 27, 1998: CAMSHAFT. WORN. ENGINE PURCHASED WITH A PARTIALLY ASSEMBLED HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. INFORMATION IN LOG INDICATED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN OVERHAULED APPROXIMATELY 6 HRS PRIOR TO AIRCRAF ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Wing John R ACRO-SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/wing-john-r-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056020R - [Fisher Lester L ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-lester-l-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602SZ - [George Elton I ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/george-elton-i-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603DX - [Elias Bernard J ACROSPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/elias-bernard-j-acrosport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560401 - [Mccord David ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccord-david-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605BQ - [Flager Daryl ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/flager-daryl-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605QB - [Bishop Herbert O ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bishop-herbert-o-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560650 - [Sidders Neil C ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/sidders-neil-c-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606LV - [Doll J L ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/doll-j-l-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606P3 - [Lutz Michael A ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/lutz-michael-a-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610EK - [Teichman David P ACROSPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/teichman-david-p-acrosport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056120H - [Paqua David ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/paqua-david-acro-sport-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614ZB --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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