# N13WR: Rechsteiner Walter MAXAIR DRIFTER XP503, registration cancelled 1992-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Rechsteiner Walter MAXAIR DRIFTER XP503](https://openairdocs.org/model/rechsteiner-walter-maxair-drifter-xp503) (registry code 05644SF)
- Serial number: 0006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1989
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A07ADC
- Owner when cancelled: [Rechsteiner Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RECHSTEINER%20WALTER)
- Location: [Rochelle Park, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Rochelle%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9065° N, 74.0780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07662, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13WR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13WR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13WR-1992-11-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Rechsteiner Walter MAXAIR DRIFTER XP503: https://openairdocs.org/model/rechsteiner-walter-maxair-drifter-xp503.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 NYC89DHM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHM06), Sep 17, 1989: Maxair XP-503 Drifter (N13WR), Warwick, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN ENGINE PISTON WRIST PIN BEARING.

## 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 19890917035039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917035039A), Sep 17, 1989: Amtr DRIFTER (N13WR), Warwick, NY, Destroyed. Lost part power on climbout. Turned back engine quit. Collided with parked aircraft. Wrist pin bearing. Engine seiz

## Other aircraft with N13WR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13WR): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 3246154, built 2000

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