# N4697T: 1967 Druine TURBULENT D-31, registration cancelled 2001-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Druine TURBULENT D-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/druine-turbulent-d-31) (registry code 05601HM)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: PFA-588
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1991
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2001
- Last registry action: July 19, 2001
- Mode S code: A5BE69
- Owner when cancelled: [Schneider Les Le](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNEIDER%20LES%20LE)
- Location: [Durand, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Durand)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9028° N, 84.0041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48429, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4697T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4697T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697T-2001-10-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Druine TURBULENT D-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/druine-turbulent-d-31.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 CHI01LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA222), Jul 16, 2001: Druine Turbulent D-31 (N4697T), Lebanon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control while maneuvering during initial climb. Factors to the accident were the improperly serviced propeller that resulted in a pitch setting that was…

## 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 20010716026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010716026419A), Jul 16, 2001: N4697T, Lebanon, IN, No damage. (-23) On July 16, 2001, N4697T, an amateur-built druine/turbulent D-31 aircraft, owned and operated by les l. schneider was attempting a takeoff form runway 18…
- [Incident 19790710018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018639I), Jul 10, 1979: Amtrsg TURBULENT (N4697T), Bluffton, IN. Engine stopped running. Idler drive crew backed out. Causing camshaft to disconnect.

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