# N131RD: Dickey K Shirlan E-RACER, registration cancelled 2022-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dickey K Shirlan E-RACER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dickey-k-shirlan-e-racer) (registry code 0569084)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: ER-1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1987
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2020
- Last registry action: June 3, 2020
- Mode S code: A08063
- Owner when cancelled: [Dickey K Shirlan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DICKEY%20K%20SHIRLAN)
- Location: [Aguila, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Aguila)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8356° N, 113.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85320, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=131RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131RD-2022-03-14

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Dickey K Shirlan E-RACER: https://openairdocs.org/model/dickey-k-shirlan-e-racer.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA90LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA117), Jul 1, 1990: Dickey E-RACER (N131RD), Jackpot, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED FAILURE OR ANOMALY OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE OF THE FIBERGLASS STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM.
- [NTSB MKC88LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA142), Jul 29, 1988: Shirlan Dickey E-RACER (N131RD), Dubuque, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900701023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701023019A), Jul 1, 1990: Amtrru ERACER (N131RD), Jackpot, NV, Substantial damage. Engine fire during air race. Brakes failed. Hot exhaust on fiber glass structure ignited.
- [Accident 19880729028359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729028359A), Jul 29, 1988: Amtrru ERACER (N131RD), Dubuque, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Crash landed near runway. Faulty designed ignition system shorted. Tach faulty.

## Other aircraft with N131RD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131RD): Peck Bob E-RACER, S/N ER-45

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