# N65DF: Franklin Dennis W DRIFTER XP503, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Franklin Dennis W DRIFTER XP503](https://openairdocs.org/model/franklin-dennis-w-drifter-xp503) (registry code 05676AF)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: DR-0365
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1988
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1987
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: A88AB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Franklin Dennis W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANKLIN%20DENNIS%20W)
- Location: [Lake Wales, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Wales)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9008° N, 81.5857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33853, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65DF-2013-07-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Franklin Dennis W DRIFTER XP503: https://openairdocs.org/model/franklin-dennis-w-drifter-xp503.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 MIA88FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA213), Jul 4, 1988: Franklin Drifter XP-503 (N65DF), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19880704024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704024769A), Jul 4, 1988: Amtrmx XP503 (N65DF), Lake Wales, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Ailerons came loose in homebuilt aircraft during high speed pass. Aircraft rolled, entered spin and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N65DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65DF): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2553, built 1964

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