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N87271974 Shindler SPECIAL GREAT LAKES

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 1985)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2029
Based in
Pana, IL
owner city / state
Engine
A&C75 SERIES · 75 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2013
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1985
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Pana, IL
Certificate issued
Apr 19, 2013
Expires
Apr 30, 2029
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Nov 23, 1984

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
Shindler
Model
SPECIAL GREAT LAKES
Year
1974
Serial number
6902M184B
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AC0111

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor A&C75 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
75 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2013 – nowIndividual ownerPana, IL · current
  2. until 1937Individual ownerEverett, WA · different airframe: 1928 Swallow Swallow S/N 1017

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 29, 1985 · Gentry, MO

THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MANHATTAN, KANSAS, TO MARYSVILLE, MISSOURI. FLYING OFF COURSE FOR A SHORT TIME, THE PLT REGAINED HIS DIRECTIONS TO HIS FUELING STOP. WHILE RETURNING TO HIS INTENDED FUEL STOP THE ACFT ENG STOPPED AND A FORCED LANDING TO A BEAN FIELD WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE ENSUING LANDING IN THE FIELD FLIPPED THE ACFT INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
MKC85LA143

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MKC85LA143)

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 RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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