# N54503: Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein BUECKER 133

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein BUECKER 133](https://openairdocs.org/model/flugzeugwerke-altenrhein-buecker-133) (registry code 3550101, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 41
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1987
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2013
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6ECF3
- Registered owner: [Stillinger David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STILLINGER%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Cardiff By The Sea, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cardiff%20By%20The%20Sea)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0230° N, 117.2756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92007, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54503
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54503

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 (Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein BUECKER 133)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N54503.

## 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 20140526022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140526022799I), May 26, 2014: Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein Ag BUECKER 133 (N54503), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. While transitioning from the two-seat to the single-seat model, pilot was performing touch-and-go. After landing, pilot applied take off power and, due to the…

## 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 N54503

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N54503 before.

- [Cancelled 1971-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54503-1971-02-24): Boeing PT-13B, S/N 75-982. Owner: [Quinn Louis F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUINN%20LOUIS%20F), [Carthage, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Carthage)

## Related

- Other Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein BUECKER 133 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/flugzeugwerke-altenrhein-buecker-133/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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