# N117DH: Hudson David MERLIN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hudson David MERLIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-david-merlin) (registry code 05617WM, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 96049R8
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A04687
- Registered owner: [Gardner Ryan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20RYAN)
- Location: [Collierville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Collierville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0670° N, 89.6541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38017, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117DH

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hudson David MERLIN)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N117DH.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N117DH.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N117DH

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N117DH before.

- [Cancelled 1999-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117DH-1999-03-04): Cessna 195, S/N 7358. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Waters Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATERS%20THOMAS%20L), [Terrell, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Terrell)

## Related

- Other Hudson David MERLIN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-david-merlin/aircraft.md

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