William 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.
Aircraft
- Maker
- William French
- Model
- FOKKER DR 1
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Four-cycle piston, 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 registration
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2033
- Last FAA action
- June 13, 2026
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built · October 11, 2019
- FAA region
- Southwestern
- FAA record id
- 01283524
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Whiddon Mark H
- Type
- Individual
- 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
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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…
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN26FA197 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
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.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CHI04CA218 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data