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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 30, 2026William French FOKKER DR 1
N54517 is a William French FOKKER DR 1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2019. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Frankston, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 13, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 11, 2019.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- William French
- Model
- FOKKER DR 1
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotec R3600 · 150 hp
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2019
- Kit
- AIRDROME AEROPLANES FOKKER DR 1
- Transponder code
- A6ED1A (octal 51566432)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2033
- Last FAA action
- June 13, 2026
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · October 11, 2019
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01283524
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Whiddon Mark H
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 11546 Tailslide Dr
Frankston, TX 75763-2716
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N54517 links to the rest of the register
- William French 1 aircraft on the register
- Rotec R3600 17 aircraft with this engine series · 150 hp
- Frankston, TX 49 aircraft registered in this town
- Aero Estates Airport · T25
- Aero Estates Seaplane Base · TX1
- Texas 29,945 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N54517, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Whiddon Mark H, an individual, certificate issued June 13, 2026, expires June 30, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated October 11, 2019, consistent with the 2019 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 001 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N54517 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna-Vansant Interprises-Inc 305A (serial JV4, cancelled February 11, 2005). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N54517: Accident on May 26, 2026 at Frankston, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Accident on August 8, 2004 at Frankfort, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fokker DR1 Replica · operated under 091
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…
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 305A · operated under 091
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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data