# N59MN: 1985 Yost W F RUTAN DEFIANT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yost W F RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/yost-w-f-rutan-defiant) (registry code 0569021, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: D-059
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 2006
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2015
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A79C2E
- Registered owner: [Neal Matthew A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEAL%20MATTHEW%20A)
- Location: [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8385° N, 92.2222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55811, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59MN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59MN

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 (Yost W F RUTAN DEFIANT)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N59MN.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N59MN.

## Reports on N59MN not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N59MN, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19941214046499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941214046499A), Dec 14, 1994: Amtrru VARIEZE (N59MN), Cleveland, OH, Destroyed. Unable to correct left turn tendancy on takeoff. Aborted. Hit embankment on highway. Right elevator attachment broke

## 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.

## Related

- Other Yost W F RUTAN DEFIANT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/yost-w-f-rutan-defiant/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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