# N37X: Snyder David S DRAGONFLY

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Snyder David S DRAGONFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-david-s-dragonfly) (registry code 056755X, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 178
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1984
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2014
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A4337F
- Registered owner: [Shakir Ellery S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAKIR%20ELLERY%20S)
- Location: [Boonsboro, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Boonsboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5253° N, 77.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21713, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37X

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 (Snyder David S DRAGONFLY)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N37X.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20170418018559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170418018559I), Apr 18, 2017: Snyder David S DRAGONFLY (N37X), Middle River, MD, Minor damage. On April 18, 2017 at approximately 1300, the pilot landed on runway 15 at Martin State Airport (kmtn) after going around the pattern. The pilot reported after…

## 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 N37X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N37X before.

- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37X-1965-05-21): Piper J4A, S/N 4-1355, built 1940. Owner: [Aymar Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYMAR%20ROBERT%20H), [Silver Spring, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Silver%20Spring)

## Related

- Other Snyder David S DRAGONFLY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-david-s-dragonfly/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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