# N54517: 2019 William French FOKKER DR 1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [William French FOKKER DR 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/william-french-fokker-dr-1) (registry code 05637ZW, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotec R3600](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotec-r3600) (registry code 55610)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Airdrome Aeroplanes FOKKER DR 1
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 2019
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A6ED1A
- Registered owner: [Whiddon Mark H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHIDDON%20MARK%20H)
- Location: [Frankston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frankston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0428° N, 95.5234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75763, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54517
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54517

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 (William French FOKKER DR 1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotec R3600)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN26FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA197), May 26, 2026: Fokker DR1 Replica (N54517), Frankston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N54517.

## 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 N54517

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N54517 before.

- [Cancelled 2005-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54517-2005-02-11): Cessna-Vansant Interprises-Inc 305A, S/N JV4, built 1977. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Northwest Soaring Club Of Frankfort Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20SOARING%20CLUB%20OF%20FRANKFORT%20INC), [Frankfort, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Frankfort)

## Related

- Other William French FOKKER DR 1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/william-french-fokker-dr-1/aircraft.md
- The Rotec R3600 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotec-r3600.md

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