# Luce Earl J JR BUTTERCUP

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05607DC
- Manufacturer (registry): LUCE EARL J JR
- Model: BUTTERCUP
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/luce-earl-j-jr-buttercup

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)

- [N18263](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18263): [Luce Earl J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUCE%20EARL%20J%20JR), [Brockport, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brockport), built 2001, S/N 001X

## 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 CEN23FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA204), May 28, 2023: Luce Buttercup (N18263), Lyndonville, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight breakup due to structural overload of the airplane for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20230528006349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230528006349A), May 28, 2023: Luce Earl J Jr BUTTERCUP (N18263), Lyndonville, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Notification of the accident was recieved by the responding inspector at 19:21 on 5/28/2023, and was on scene at around 20:45. Orleans county sheriff…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Mattes Michael A BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/mattes-michael-a-buttercup): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05630O4
- [Freeburg John D BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeburg-john-d-buttercup): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0563103
- [John H Boatman JR BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-h-boatman-jr-buttercup): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632IJ
- [Wright Daniel J BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-daniel-j-buttercup): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635KM
- [Gordon Robert F BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-robert-f-buttercup): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056379R
- [William Bernard BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/william-bernard-buttercup): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638L4
- [Mellen Dale BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/mellen-dale-buttercup): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05640O8
- [Jay D Puestohl BUTTERCUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/jay-d-puestohl-buttercup): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05634HV

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