# N53DB: 2010 Drake Ronald A ACRO SPORT 1, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Drake Ronald A ACRO SPORT 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/drake-ronald-a-acro-sport-1) (registry code 05629IE)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-320-H2AD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (registry code 42131)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 90401
- Year built: 2010
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 2010
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2010
- Last registry action: March 3, 2010
- Mode S code: A6AE61
- Owner when cancelled: [Drake Ronald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAKE%20RONALD%20A)
- Location: [White Lake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/White%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6558° N, 83.5258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48383, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53DB-2013-09-30

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 Drake Ronald A ACRO SPORT 1: https://openairdocs.org/model/drake-ronald-a-acro-sport-1.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 CEN11LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA014), Oct 11, 2010: Drake Ronald A Acro Sport 1 (N53DB), Fowlerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during a go-around maneuver following a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in the make and model airplane.

## 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 20101011052469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101011052469A), Oct 11, 2010: 2010 Drake ACRO SPORT (N53DB), Fowlerville, MI, Destroyed. Mr. Drake was attempting to land, and bounced the aircraft on the grass strip runway very hard, then applied power to go around for another approach. At the…
- [Incident 20100604035779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604035779I), Jun 4, 2010: Ronald A. D ACROSPORT I (N53DB), Water Ford, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft was on landing rollout when it suddenly veared to the right, tipped over on the propeller spinner. Propeller impacted runway and aircraft came to rest…

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- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53DB): Kenny Blaise MRV-4, S/N 001, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2006-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53DB-2006-10-05): Binks Douglas J LANCAIR 320, S/N 291, built 1994. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Sharman Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARMAN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)

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