Single-engine piston

N54GD

2003 Homebuilt Ruschke Rocket

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
006
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chapmansboro, TN
Registration record

N54GD on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Ruschke Rocket
Serial
006
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chapmansboro, TN
Certificate issued
2006-04-18
Airworthiness date
2003-10-11
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6D62D
Mode S (octal)
51553055
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N54GD.
  • 2003-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N54GD

N54GD is a 2003 Homebuilt Ruschke Rocket, serial number 006. It is registered to an individual in Chapmansboro, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2006 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 11, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N54GD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N54GD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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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.