Downer 14
7 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1959 to 1965; half of them date from 1960 or earlier. Texas has the most (4). 14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the 14 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor I0-470 Series (5), Cont Motor O-470 Series (1), Cont Motor Io-470 Ser (1)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 152 mph
- Built of
- steel tube, wood and fabric · The Cruisemaster: wooden wings under fabric.
- Maker on the register
- Downer
- Registered
- earliest certificate September 3, 1992; newest September 2, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Huisman Aero LLC | 1 |
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Downer 14 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
7 as of October 26, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Downer 14s?
Texas, with 4.
Who owns the Downer 14?
14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Downer 14s on the register built?
Between 1959 and 1965; half of them in 1960 or earlier.
How many Downer 14 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Downer 14 made of?
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Cruisemaster: wooden wings under fabric. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Downer 14 the component layer
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Cruisemaster: wooden wings under fabric. The design is held under 1 type certificate (1A3, held by Bellanca Aircraft INC.). The FAA has issued 12 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2001, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 14.3 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 146 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Garmin International INC.
FAA orders 12 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Downer 14
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 2 | 17% |
| Other and general | 2 | 17% |
| Landing gear | 2 | 17% |
| Flight controls | 2 | 17% |
| Engine | 2 | 17% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 8% |
| Instruments and avionics | 1 | 8% |
Failure reports 1 since 2001 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 263 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: nulite instrument (42), strobe light (20), led landing (18), tail position (16), anti collision (16), self contained (10), led taxi (6), led par (6), installation ngt (5), hose fitting (5).
Approved modifications 146 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the 14 links to the rest of the register
- Downer 50 aircraft on the register
- Downer 14-19-3 4 registered
- Downer 14-19-3A 2 registered
- Downer 14-19-2 1 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · The Cruisemaster: wooden wings under fabric.
- Continental IO-470 series 6 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Continental O-470 series 1 of these aircraft · 230 hp
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 1 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Iowa 1 of these aircraft
- Huisman Aero LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 14 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA orders naming the 14 12 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the 14 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the 14 146 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/downer/14.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7649E | Downer 14-19-3 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8839R | Downer 14-19-3 |
Huisman Aero LLC Clarksville, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8879R | Downer 14-19-3A |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8889R | Downer 14-19-3A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8817R | Downer 14-19-3 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N132F | Downer 14-19-2 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1992-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7NL | Downer 14-19-3 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |