# N72517: 1980 Heidenreich Frank W FOKKER DR-I - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Heidenreich Frank W FOKKER DR-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/heidenreich-frank-w-fokker-dr-i) (registry code 0566384, 1 seats) - Engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502) - Serial number: H-1 - Year built: 1980 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: July 19, 1983 - Certificate issued: February 8, 2024 - Expires: February 28, 2031 - Mode S code: A9B8BA - Registered owners: [Smith James E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Talcott Jeri K Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALCOTT%20JERI%20K%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72517 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72517 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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Warner SCARAB model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force ### Matched by airframe (Heidenreich Frank W FOKKER DR-I) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Warner SCARAB series) - [AD 51-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/51-04-02): Cylinder Holddown Studs · Warner Engine Scarab Jr. Series 40, Scarab Jr. Series 50, Scarab Series 28 and 13 more ## 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 DEN90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA067), Feb 23, 1990: Heindenreich Fokker DR-1 (N72517), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THIS AIRCRAFT WAS A RELATED FACTOR. ## 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 19900223002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900223002639A), Feb 23, 1990: Amtrrf FOKKERDR1 (N72517), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled and entered a spin turning final for landing. Was first flight in single seat homebuilt. ## 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) (5) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Warner SCARAB series) - [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40 - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists Scarab Jr. Series 40 - [STC SE2591 CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591%20CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28 - [STC SE2591CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2591CE): Add unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON + MON)/2, per ASTM Specification D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists Scarab Series 28 - [STC SE4601SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE4601SW): Modify intake and exhaust valves. Daily Tubbs Aero, Inc. Lists Scarab Series 40 ## Earlier aircraft with N72517 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N72517 before. - [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72517-1965-05-22): Cessna 140, S/N 9687. Owner: [England Afb Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGLAND%20AFB%20AERO%20CLUB), [Alexandria, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Alexandria) ## Related - Other Heidenreich Frank W FOKKER DR-I aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/heidenreich-frank-w-fokker-dr-i/aircraft.md - The Warner SCARAB series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.