# N56RD: 2026 Duffy Russell A RUCKUS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Duffy Russell A RUCKUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/duffy-russell-a-ruckus) (registry code 05643KO, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls) (registry code 55607)
- Serial number: TR018-7-25
- Year built: 2026
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Top Rudder Aircraft LLC RUCKUS FX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 2026
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2026
- Expires: March 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A7260C
- Registered owner: [Duffy Russell A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUFFY%20RUSSELL%20A)
- Location: [Tellico Plains, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Tellico%20Plains)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3368° N, 84.2283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37385, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56RD

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 (Duffy Russell A RUCKUS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N56RD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N56RD.

## Reports on N56RD not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N56RD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19921013044839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921013044839I), Oct 13, 1992: Lear 24D (N56RD), Halifax, CN. Departed airport below minima RVR published in Canada air pilot. Crewmembers and details of flight unknown.
- [Incident 19911002049379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911002049379I), Oct 2, 1991: Lear 24D (N56RD), Alamosa, CO. Encountered turbulence on climb. Left engine failed. Cleared to descend. Able to restart engine. Continued flight.

## 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 N56RD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N56RD before.

- [Cancelled 2018-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56RD-2018-03-14): Sikorsky S-76B, S/N 760368, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rdc Marine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RDC%20MARINE%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## Related

- Other Duffy Russell A RUCKUS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/duffy-russell-a-ruckus/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls.md

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