# N556DF: 1985 Bethard David J DRAGONFLY, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bethard David J DRAGONFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/bethard-david-j-dragonfly) (registry code 05644JD)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 556
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1985
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1991
- Last registry action: July 10, 1997
- Mode S code: A71606
- Owner when cancelled: [Preiato James V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREIATO%20JAMES%20V)
- Location: [Largo, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Largo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9077° N, 82.7739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Largo, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=556DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556DF-2014-12-17

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 Bethard David J DRAGONFLY: https://openairdocs.org/model/bethard-david-j-dragonfly.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19910218017809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218017809I), Feb 18, 1991: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N556DF), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. A welded joint failed on right main gear.

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