Piston helicopter

N559RD

2009 Homebuilt John 1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

2009

Serial

JG001

Class

Piston helicopter

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Ramsey, MN

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Registration record

N559RD on the FAA register

Type

2009 Homebuilt John 1

Serial

JG001

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Ramsey, MN

Certificate issued

2010-08-31

Airworthiness date

2011-06-03

Registration expires

2028-03-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A72255

Mode S (octal)

51621125

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-03-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2011-07-25
Accident at Oshkosh, WI; damage: substantial.
2011-06-03
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2010-08-31
Certificate of registration issued as N559RD.
2009
Manufactured (2009).

Overview

About N559RD

N559RD is a 2009 Homebuilt John 1, serial number JG001. It is registered to an individual in Ramsey, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2010 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 582SER engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 3, 2011.

N559RD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-07-25 Accident · Oshkosh, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN11LA506

Reported aircraft: Gottschalk John R John 1

Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which led to the power required exceeding the power available and resulted in a loss of lift and subsequent hard landing.

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.