# N20SR: Taylor-Ide Daniel RUTAN DEFIANT, registration cancelled 1998-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Taylor-Ide Daniel RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-ide-daniel-rutan-defiant) (registry code 056905V)
- Serial number: 0074
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1993
- Last registry action: February 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A1914A
- Owner when cancelled: [Taylor Ide Daniel C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20IDE%20DANIEL%20C)
- Location: [Franklin, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Franklin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6386° N, 79.3546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26807, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20SR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20SR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SR-1998-12-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Taylor-Ide Daniel RUTAN DEFIANT: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-ide-daniel-rutan-defiant.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 CHI97LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA234), Aug 2, 1997: Rutan Defiant (N20SR), Alma, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot did not perform an adequate preflight check and he did not perform the takeoff checklist. Factors included the pilot's inadequate design of the safety latch and the canopy inadvertently…

## 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 19970802020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802020419A), Aug 2, 1997: Amtr DEFIANT (N20SR), Alma, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft made emergency lanmding in a field and burned. (.4)the pilot reported the aircraft climbed out normally until it reached 500 feet above ground level…

## Other aircraft with N20SR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20SR): Williams James Bruce SR 3500X, S/N SR0901, built 2010
- [Cancelled 1990-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SR-1990-09-06): Beech B200, S/N BB1108. Exported to Colombia

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