# N6954K: Rodriguez Carlos ELITE 173

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rodriguez Carlos ELITE 173](https://openairdocs.org/model/rodriguez-carlos-elite-173) (registry code 0560410, 4 seats)
- Serial number: DM0256
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2008
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A94037
- Registered owners: [Vander Bleek Luke](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDER%20BLEEK%20LUKE), [Vander Bleek Joan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDER%20BLEEK%20JOAN)
- Location: [Morrison, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Morrison)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8342° N, 89.9518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61270, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6954K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6954K

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 (Rodriguez Carlos ELITE 173)

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 CEN26LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA283), Aug 10, 2026: Velocity Velocity (N6954K), Palmyra, IL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## 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 20260810009819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260810009819A), Aug 10, 2026: Rodriguez Carlos ELITE 173 (N6954K), Palmyra, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot departed kaln, alton, st. louis regional airport where he refueled. Flying at 7500 feet engine suddenly produced no power. Pilot chose 5K1 airport,…

## 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 N6954K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6954K before.

- [Cancelled 1970-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6954K-1970-08-31): Piper PA-20, S/N 20-58, built 1950. Owner: [Smigley Theodore/Smigley Violet E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMIGLEY%20THEODORE%2FSMIGLEY%20VIOLET%20E), [Woodland Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Woodland%20Hills)

## Related

- Other Rodriguez Carlos ELITE 173 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rodriguez-carlos-elite-173/aircraft.md

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