# N44RD: Jones-Davis QUICKIE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jones-Davis QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-davis-quickie) (registry code 05645M5, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Onan ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/onan-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 47850)
- Serial number: 413
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1984
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2026
- Expires: September 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A549BF
- Registered owners: [Miller Eric M Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20ERIC%20M%20TRUSTEE), [Miller Marion N G Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20MARION%20N%20G%20TRUSTEE), [Van Pelt Christopher J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20PELT%20CHRISTOPHER%20J)
- Location: [Santa Cruz, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Cruz)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9934° N, 122.0982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95060, 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=44RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44RD

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 (Jones-Davis QUICKIE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Onan ALL MDLS A/B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N44RD.

## NTSB investigations on N44RD not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FPA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA13), May 25, 1981: Cessna 500 (N44RD), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N44RD.

## Reports on N44RD not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N44RD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19810525028599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525028599A), May 25, 1981: Cessna 500CESSNA (N44RD), Mesquite, TX, Substantial damage. Windshift on landng. Hydroplaned on wet runway.. Ran off end. Rain and thunderstorms in area. No type rating.

## 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 N44RD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N44RD before.

- [Cancelled 2018-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44RD-2018-02-28): Grumman HU-16, S/N 137932, built 1955. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hiller Aviation Institute](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20AVIATION%20INSTITUTE), [San Carlos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Carlos)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44RD-1973-10-25): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-4669, built 1971. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Muncie Avn Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUNCIE%20AVN%20CORP), [Muncie, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Muncie)

## Related

- Other Jones-Davis QUICKIE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-davis-quickie/aircraft.md
- The Onan ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/onan-all-mdls-a-b.md

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