# N59RD: 1998 Dixon Robert L RANS-7 COURIER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dixon Robert L RANS-7 COURIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dixon-robert-l-rans-7-courier) (registry code 056057M, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0596193
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: December 24, 2008
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A79C89
- Registered owners: [Mccandless Samuel C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCANDLESS%20SAMUEL%20C), [Mccandless Diana L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCANDLESS%20DIANA%20L)
- Location: [Plattsmouth, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Plattsmouth)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9841° N, 95.9420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68048, 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=59RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59RD

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 (Dixon Robert L RANS-7 COURIER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N59RD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N59RD.

## 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 N59RD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N59RD before.

- [Cancelled 1989-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59RD-1989-07-19): S/N 17905. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Dixon Robert L RANS-7 COURIER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dixon-robert-l-rans-7-courier/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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