# Day William L MINICOUPE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05619FV
- Manufacturer (registry): DAY WILLIAM L
- Model: MINICOUPE
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/day-william-l-minicoupe

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 GAA16CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA088), Dec 20, 2015: Day William L Minicoupe (N853WD), Middle River, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect installation of the rudder horn and failure to properly inspect the installation, which led to a loss of directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA14CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA408), Aug 16, 2014: Day William L Minicoupe (N853WD), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner/builder's improper weight and balance calculations, which rendered the airplane uncontrollable in the pitch axis.

## 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 20151220022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151220022869A), Dec 20, 2015: Day William L MINICOUPE (N853WD), Martinstate, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot stated on take off, he lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway. The aircraft sustained structural damage.
- [Accident 20140816016929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816016929A), Aug 16, 2014: Day William L MINICOUPE (N853WD), Middle River, MD, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was going to make a first flight since his November 2013 nose gear collapse. The aircraft got about 3 ft in the air when the nose came…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Monica Nowos MINI COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/monica-nowos-mini-coupe): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638FK
- [Bozarth-John MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bozarth-john-mini-coupe): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0565416
- [Tribitt Harold MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/tribitt-harold-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056175I
- [Kirk William W MINICOUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/kirk-william-w-minicoupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056212C
- [Baer Leonard L MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/baer-leonard-l-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056291H
- [Mikos Peter MINI COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mikos-peter-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05630RU
- [Smith James L MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-james-l-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05632AA
- [Blatchford MINI COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/blatchford-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0565405
- [Rogers MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0565406
- [Board MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/board-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0565407
- [Schley MINICOUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/schley-minicoupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0565409
- [Buffum MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buffum-mini-coupe): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0565410

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