Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
D & D SPECIAL D-1
Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
Registered
1
Year Range
1977–1977
NTSB Events
0
Airworthiness Directives
19
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered D & D SPECIAL D-1 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- LA 100.0% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1970s 100.0% 1
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving D & D SPECIAL D-1 aircraft
No NTSB-recorded events match D & D SPECIAL D-1 in the indexed corpus.
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning D & D SPECIAL D-1
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Faculty research project
A qualitative analysis of social and emotional perspectives of airline passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic
This paper investigated how willing participants were to fly during COVID-19, and found that their major concerns involved fear and trust issues with airlines, information, and other people.
- NASA NTRS 2023 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Fatigue, Schedules, Sleep, and Sleepiness in U.S. Commercial Pilots During COVID-19
Introduction: COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the aviation industry. While reduced flying capacity may intuitively translate to reduced fatigue risk by way of fewer flights and duty hours, th…
- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (ORL)
Olfactory Training Impacts Olfactory Dysfunction Induced by COVID-19: A Pilot Study
Introduction: Olfactory dysfunction is one of the main symptoms of COVID-19 and may last beyond resolution of the infection.
- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (Journal of Safety Research)
The effect of COVID-19 on self-reported safety incidents in aviation: An examination of the heterogeneous effects using causal machine learning
Introduction: Disruptions to aviation operations occur daily on a micro-level with negligible impacts beyond the inconvenience of rebooking and changing aircrew schedules.
- arXiv 2021 · arXiv preprint
UAV-based Crowd Surveillance in Post COVID-19 Era
To cope with the current pandemic situation and reinstate pseudo-normal daily life, several measures have been deployed and maintained, such as mask wearing, social distancing, hands sanitizing, etc.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Air Traffic Management Technology Demonstration 1 (ATD-1) Tech Transfer Document Summary: Version 3.0
This document summarizes transfer of NASA's terminal sequencing and spacing (TSS) and interval management (IM) technologies to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), as part of its Air Traffic Man…
Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to D & D SPECIAL D-1
19 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 19.
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Feb 11, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes
The FAA is revising a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that applied to all airplanes with certain Pacific Scientific Company rotary buckle assemblies (buckles) installed. This action revises the NPRM by expanding the applicability and updating the referenced material. As an option to the actions proposed by this S…
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Oct 25, 2024
Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-01- 11, which applied to all helicopters with certain Pacific Scientific Company rotary buckle assemblies (buckles) installed. AD 2024-01-11 required inspecting the buckle screws and, depending on the results, reidentifying the buckle, replacing the screws and r…
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Oct 24, 2024
Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.) Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190-100 STD, -100 LR, -100 IGW, -200 STD, -200 LR, and -200 IGW airplanes. This AD was prompted by a manufacturing quality escape concerning certain overheat detection system (ODS) sensing elements. This AD requires inspecting th…
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Jul 16, 2024
Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.) Airplanes
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a manufacturing quality escape concerning certain overheat detection system (ODS) sensing elements. This proposed AD would require inspecting the ODS sensing elements and perf…
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Aug 22, 2023
Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines, LLC Engines
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain International Aero Engines, LLC (IAE LLC) Model PW1122G-JM, PW1124G1-JM, PW1124G-JM, PW1127G-JM, PW1127G1-JM, PW1127GA-JM, PW1129G- JM, PW1130G-JM, PW1133G-JM, PW1133GA-JM, PW1428G-JM, PW1428GA-JM, PW1428GH-JM, PW1431G-JM, PW1431GA-JM, and PW1431GH-JM…
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Jul 19, 2023
Airworthiness Directives; Survitec Group Limited (RFD Beaufort Ltd.) Life Jackets
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Survitec Group Limited (RFD Beaufort Ltd.) Type 102 Mk 3, 102 Mk 4, and 105 Mk 1 life jackets. This AD was prompted by a report that some life jackets were found packed in the wrong valise (container). This AD requires an inspection for a discrepancy (…
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Jun 12, 2023
Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for turbocharged, reciprocating engine-powered airplanes and helicopters and turbocharged, reciprocating engines with a certain v-band coupling installed. This AD was prompted by multiple failures of spot-welded, multi-segment v-band couplings at the tailpipe to t…
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Apr 10, 2023
Airworthiness Directives; Survitec Group Limited (RFD Beaufort Ltd.) Life Jackets
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Survitec Group Limited (RFD Beaufort Ltd.) Type 102 Mk 3, 102 Mk 4, and 105 Mk 1 life jackets. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that some life jackets were found packed in the wrong valise (container). This proposed AD would require an i…
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Jan 17, 2023
Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-02-01, which applies to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-92A helicopters with certain part-numbered main rotor stationary swashplate assemblies (swashplate assemblies) that have accumulated 1,600 or more total hours time-in-service (TIS) installed. A…
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Jul 27, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for turbocharged, reciprocating engine-powered airplanes and helicopters and turbocharged, reciprocating engines with a certain v- band coupling installed. This proposed AD was prompted by multiple failures of spot-welded, multi-segment v-band couplings at t…
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Jul 26, 2022
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 777 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. This proposed AD would require, depending on the airplane configuration, installation of Teflon sleeves, cap sealing of fasten…
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Dec 28, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777 airplanes. This AD was prompted by significant changes, including new or more restrictive requirements, made to the airworthiness limitations (AWLs) and Critical Design Configuration Control Limitations (CDCCLs) related to…
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Mar 26, 2021
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by significant changes, including new or more restrictive requirements, made to the airworthiness limitations (AWLs) and Critical Design Configuration Control Limitations (CDCC…
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Nov 20, 2020
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-23- 51, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 737-8 and 737-9 (737 MAX) airplanes. AD 2018-23-51 required revising certificate limitations and operating procedures of the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with runaway horizontal stab…
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Sep 24, 2020
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by the FAA's analysis of the Model 737 fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. This AD requires modifying the fuel quantity indicati…
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Oct 4, 2019
Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-10-07 for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76C helicopters. AD 2018-10-07 required inspecting the engine collective position transducer (CPT). This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2018-10-07 and expands the applicability. This AD is prompte…
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May 23, 2019
Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-10- 07, which applies to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S- 76C helicopters. AD 2018-10-07 requires inspecting the engine collective position transducer (CPT). Since we issued AD 2018-10-07, we determined that an additional part-numbered engine C…
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May 21, 2018
Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76C helicopters. This AD requires inspecting the engine collective position transducer (CPT). This AD was prompted by reports of wear of the CPT that has resulted in several One Engine Inoperative (OEI) incidents. T…
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Sep 14, 2017
Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76C helicopters. This proposed AD would require inspecting the engine collective position transducer (CPT). This proposed AD is prompted by reports of wear of the CPT that has resulted in several One Engine Inop…
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for D & D SPECIAL D-1
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 1 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N52D | LA | 1977 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
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We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →