Models / Ryan / ST-A SPECIAL / N18904 Aircraft record N18904 1938 Ryan ST-A SPECIAL Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1999) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Feb 28, 2029 NTSB events 1 substantial, 1999 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Blue Springs, MO
Certificate issued Dec 3, 2007
Expires Feb 28, 2029
Airworthiness Standard
Airworthiness date Sep 20, 1960 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Ryan
Model ST-A SPECIAL
Year 1938
Serial number 188
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A16490 Engine
Make and model Menasco Pirate C4 D4
Type Reciprocating
Power 125 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2007 – now Individual owner Blue Springs, MO · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 17, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record