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N53FD

Frank E Dressel RV 14A

Valid Illinois

N53FD is a Frank E Dressel RV 14A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Smithton, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 16, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Frank E Dressel
Model
RV 14A
Serial number
140816
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-14A
Transponder code
A6AE95 (octal 51527225)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 16, 2023
Expires
May 31, 2030
Last FAA action
May 16, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01404298

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Dressel Frank E
Type
Individual
Address
4932 Wilderness Pt
Smithton, IL 62285-3664

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data