# N117DK: Mcelhannon David Fayette AVID MK IV SPEEDWING, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcelhannon David Fayette AVID MK IV SPEEDWING](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcelhannon-david-fayette-avid-mk-iv-speedwing) (registry code 056045U)
- Serial number: 1383D
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1997
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A04689
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcelhannon David F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELHANNON%20DAVID%20F)
- Location: [Athens, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9043° N, 83.3256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117DK-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mcelhannon David Fayette AVID MK IV SPEEDWING: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcelhannon-david-fayette-avid-mk-iv-speedwing.md

## 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 MIA98LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA158), May 11, 1998: David McElhannon Avid MK. 4 (N117DK), Elberton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a failed combustion assembly, expansion seal.

## 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 19980511014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511014289A), May 11, 1998: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N117DK), Elberton, GA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Landed in tall hayfield. Nosed over. Non certified engine in homebuilt. (.4)on climbout, the engine experienced a power loss that would…

## Other aircraft with N117DK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117DK): Piper PA-46-701TP, S/N 46020117, built 2026

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