FAA aircraft registration
N961SS
SMITH RICHARD W SUPER SPORTSMAN · 1996 · Valid
N961SS is a SMITH RICHARD W SUPER SPORTSMAN (year 1996), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: individual. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.
Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Serial number
- 96-I
- Issued
- —
- Expires
- —
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- AK
Registered owner
A. E.
AK
Ownership timeline
- CurrentIndividual owner (redacted)since —
- Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)
No NTSB CAROL record matches N961SS in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.
Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)
AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N961SS.
Type certificate
SMITH RICHARD W SUPER SPORTSMAN is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the SMITH RICHARD W family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-07-12
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-07-12