# Simmons W E DRIFTER ARV 582

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 95708DM
- Manufacturer (registry): SIMMONS W E
- Model: DRIFTER ARV 582
- 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: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-w-e-drifter-arv-582

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)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 ATL01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA088), Jul 22, 2001: W. E. Simmons Max Air Drifter ARV 582 (N102WS), Collington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The internal seizing of the engine assembly that resulted in a total loss of engine power during climb out.

## 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 20010722019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722019239A), Jul 22, 2001: Amtr DRIFTEARV582 (N102WS), Collington, NC, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 22, 2001, at 0745 eastern daylight time, a w.e. simmons drifter arv 582, an experimental amphibian airplane, N102WS, collided with the water…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Santamarina Noe DRIFTER ARV 582](https://openairdocs.org/model/santamarina-noe-drifter-arv-582): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05603B0

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