Single-engine piston

N8146

1940 Ryan STM-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
457
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Menasco PIRATE C4S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Downers Grove, IL
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Registration record

N8146 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Ryan STM-2 (FAA: Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL)
Serial
457
Engines
Menasco PIRATE C4S
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Downers Grove, IL
Certificate issued
1999-06-11
Airworthiness date
1970-07-06
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB1B62
Mode S (octal)
52615542
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8146 to the current registrant.
  • 1975-06-21
    Accident at Belvidere,Il, 13; damage: substantial.
  • 1970-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1949-03-31
    N8146 previously assigned to a Cessna AW (s/n 161); cancelled.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N8146

N8146 is a 1940 Ryan STM-2 (FAA model ST-A SPECIAL), serial number 457. It is registered to an individual in Downers Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 1999 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Menasco PIRATE C4S engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 6, 1970.

N8146 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-06-21 Accident · Belvidere,Il, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2477
Reported aircraft: Ryan St-A
Probable cause: VERSE OPNS.PLT DEMONSTRATING ACFT TO PAX.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.