# Loofbourrow John W RUTAN DEFIANT

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05610MU
- Manufacturer (registry): LOOFBOURROW JOHN W
- Model: RUTAN DEFIANT
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 2 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/loofbourrow-john-w-rutan-defiant

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 (1)

- [N770JL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N770JL): [Wirt David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIRT%20DAVID%20L), [Bowling Green, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Bowling%20Green), built 2003, S/N 61

## 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 ERA17LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA054), Nov 16, 2016: Loofbourrow John W Rutan Defiant (N770JL), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the nose landing gear due to wear in the landing gear extension system.

## 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 20161116023589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161116023589A), Nov 16, 2016: Loofbourrow John W RUTAN DEFIANT (N770JL), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. On November 11, 2016 at 2025Z, N770JL, an amatuer built Rutan Defiant, landed on runway 23 at Morristown Airport. Upon landing the nose gear collapsed and the…
- [Incident 20040621019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040621019989I), Jun 21, 2004: Amtr RUTANDEFIANT (N770JL), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft cleared for straight-in approach to runway 26. Clear, windless, & low humidity weather. The pilot was distracted by some construction work on…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Wilson Forrest RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-forrest-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056072N
- [Du Pont P Bayard RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/du-pont-p-bayard-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612BF
- [Smale Christopher L RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/smale-christopher-l-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624EM
- [Rudik William J RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/rudik-william-j-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625OH
- [Foreman DG RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/foreman-dg-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056314D
- [Donald Mrowzinski RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-mrowzinski-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05639FY
- [Rutan Aircraft Factory RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/rutan-aircraft-factory-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05640ZV
- [Yost W F RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/yost-w-f-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0569021
- [Gray Charles B RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/gray-charles-b-rutan-defiant): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05690T4
- [Sims Chas W RUTAN-DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sims-chas-w-rutan-defiant): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05604GL
- [Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/eckberg-d-r-marr-r-rutan-defiant): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05615XL
- [Stevens J G RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/stevens-j-g-rutan-defiant): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05624PZ

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