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Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL · 1940 · Downers Grove, IL
N8146 is a 1940 Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL (serial 457), registered to Kozak Gary D (individual) in Downers Grove, IL. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from July 1970 (56 years ago). It carries a Menasco PIRATE C4S engine rated at 150 hp, the engine on 75% of registered Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIALs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AB1B62. It is one of 9 Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL aircraft on the FAA registry. Kozak Gary D holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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6 of the 8 registered Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL carry this engine (75%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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