# N66DP: Truman C Hughes BADLANDS TRAVELER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Truman C Hughes BADLANDS TRAVELER](https://openairdocs.org/model/truman-c-hughes-badlands-traveler) (registry code 05643YU, 2 seats)
- Serial number: BLAKT010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2026
- Expires: September 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A8B239
- Registered owner: [Hughes Truman C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20TRUMAN%20C)
- Location: [Delta Junction, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Delta%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 63.4433° N, 145.2962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99737, within about 42 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66DP

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 (Truman C Hughes BADLANDS TRAVELER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N66DP.

## NTSB investigations on N66DP not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC79FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM06), Oct 29, 1978: Great Lakes Baby (N66DP), Belle Vernon, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N66DP.

## Reports on N66DP not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N66DP, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19781029031839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029031839A), Oct 29, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK (N66DP), Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. Collided with parked mini bike on sod strip.

## 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 N66DP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N66DP before.

- [Cancelled 2017-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66DP-2017-04-18): Platt BABY GREAT LAKES, S/N 293B, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Spitznagel Brian A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPITZNAGEL%20BRIAN%20A), Wehingen

## Related

- Other Truman C Hughes BADLANDS TRAVELER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/truman-c-hughes-badlands-traveler/aircraft.md

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