# William French FOKKER DR 1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05637ZW
- Manufacturer (registry): WILLIAM FRENCH
- Model: FOKKER DR 1
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/william-french-fokker-dr-1

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)

- [N54517](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54517): [Whiddon Mark H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHIDDON%20MARK%20H), [Frankston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frankston), built 2019, S/N 001

## 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 CEN26FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA197), May 26, 2026: Fokker DR1 Replica (N54517), Frankston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Freeman Roger FOKKER DR.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-roger-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05608O6
- [L D Mueller FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/l-d-mueller-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632TJ
- [William F Russell FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/william-f-russell-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634PJ
- [May Gerald F FOKKER DR1](https://openairdocs.org/model/may-gerald-f-fokker-dr1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637QG
- [Pavel Majzner FOKKER DR 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pavel-majzner-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056380T
- [Coughlin Brian T FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/coughlin-brian-t-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0563855
- [Reichel Richard D FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/reichel-richard-d-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05642MM
- [Tim Allen FOKKER DR1](https://openairdocs.org/model/tim-allen-fokker-dr1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056431K
- [Young Michael E FOKKER DR 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/young-michael-e-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05643W2
- [Redfern FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/redfern-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0566306
- [Woerner FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/woerner-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0566314
- [Frazee FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/frazee-fokker-dr-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0566316

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