# N5654N: 2002 T Bird Golden Circle Air II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [T Bird Golden Circle Air II](https://openairdocs.org/model/t-bird-golden-circle-air-ii) (registry code 059039W, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582ULDCDI-99](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (registry code 55560)
- Serial number: 615 352
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 2008
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2012
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A73C6E
- Registered owner: [Duke Kay L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUKE%20KAY%20L)
- Location: [Darrouzett, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Darrouzett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.4398° N, 100.3691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79024, 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=5654N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5654N

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 (T Bird Golden Circle Air II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582ULDCDI-99)

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 CEN12LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA244), Apr 14, 2012: T Bird Golden Circle Air II (N5654N), Clara City, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## 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.

- [Accident 20120414005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120414005799A), Apr 14, 2012: T Bird Golden Circle Air Inc II (N5654N), Bundee, MN, Substantial damage. Owners first flight of the year. Took off from his private grass runway. At aproximately 150 the engine stopped. He made an off field landing and flipped 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 N5654N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5654N before.

- [Cancelled 2005-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5654N-2005-07-13): Maule M-6-235, S/N 7465C, built 1984. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1952-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5654N-1952-01-11): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 1910, built 1941. Owner: [Shoffner Ralph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOFFNER%20RALPH), [Monroe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Monroe)

## Related

- Other T Bird Golden Circle Air II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/t-bird-golden-circle-air-ii/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99.md

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