# N568RD: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ, registration cancelled 2025-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/pphu-ekolot-kr-030-topaz) (registry code 060008B)
- Serial number: 30-15-03
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2025
- Last registry action: March 7, 2025
- Mode S code: A7461D
- Owner when cancelled: [Hying Dave M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYING%20DAVE%20M)
- Location: [Platteville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Platteville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7457° N, 90.4923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53818, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N568RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=568RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568RD-2025-07-29

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/pphu-ekolot-kr-030-topaz.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 CEN25LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA149), Apr 8, 2025: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 Topaz (N568RD), Platteville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain for reasons which could not be determined.

## 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 20250408006549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250408006549A), Apr 8, 2025: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ (N568RD), Platteville, WI, Substantial damage. On April 8, 2025 at 1310 CST, an ekolot KR-030 topaz light sport aircraft, [privacy data omitted] impacted the ground after initiating a go around attempt at…

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