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Frankston, TX
Certificate issued
2026-06-13
Airworthiness date
2019-10-11
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6ED1A
Mode S (octal)
51566432
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Airdrome Aeroplanes FOKKER DR 1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history
Timeline
2033-06-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2026-06-13
Certificate of registration issued as N54517 to the current registrant.
2019-10-11
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2005-02-11
N54517 previously assigned to a Cessna-Vansant Interprises-Inc 305A (s/n JV4); cancelled.
Overview
About N54517
N54517 is a 2019 Homebuilt Fokker DR 1, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Frankston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotec R3600 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 11, 2019.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N54517. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Reported aircraft: Fokker DR1 Replica — a different aircraft that carried the N54517 registration before this airframe.
Preliminary report: On May 26, 2026, about 0810 central daylight time, an experimental Fokker DR1 airplane, N54517, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Frankston, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
A witness and friend of the pilot, who observed the entire accident flight, was standing near the middle of the runway as the pilot taxied to the west end of the runway to begin the takeoff roll. He stated that this was the pilot’s first flight in the airplane. The takeoff was normal, but the airplane did not appear to climb well, and the pilot made an early right turn toward south and entered the…
Reported aircraft: Cessna 305A — a different aircraft that carried the N54517 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The tow pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll and failed to abort the takeoff. Additionally, the tow pilot failed to attain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The tailwind and the tall grass were contributing factors.
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history.
Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
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