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Type Record · As of May 3, 2026

DART SPECIAL

Fixed Wing Single Engine · CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES

Registered

1

NTSB Events

0

Airworthiness Directives

19

01 /  Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered DART SPECIAL aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

By State (top 10)

  • NY 100.0% 1

By Decade of Manufacture

  • Unknown 100.0% 1

02 /  NTSB Records

Events involving DART SPECIAL aircraft

No NTSB-recorded events match DART SPECIAL in the indexed corpus.

02c /  Academic Research

Scholarly work mentioning DART SPECIAL

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.

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03 /  Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to DART SPECIAL

19 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 19.

  • May 21, 2024

    Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.a. Model AW169 helicopters. This AD was prompted by manufacturing defects in certain forward and aft float assemblies. This AD requires replacing certain aft float assemblies or, as an alternative, deactivating the emergency flotation system (…

  • Aug 26, 2003

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 528, 529, 529D, 531, 532, 535, 542, and 552 Series Turboprop Engines

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) (formerly Rolls-Royce plc) Dart 528-7E, 529-7H, -7E, -8E, -8H, -8X, -8Y, -8Z, 529D-7E, -7H, -8E, - 8H, -8X, -8Y, -8Z, 531, 532-2L, -7, -7N, -7P, -7L, -7R, 535-2, -7R, 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, -10K, 552-2, 552-7, and -7R…

  • May 5, 2003

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 528, 529, 529D, 531, 532, 535, 542, and 552 Series Turboprop Engines

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) (formerly Rolls-Royce plc) Dart 528-7E, 529-7H, -7E, -8E, -8H, -8X, -8Y, -8Z, 529D-7E, -7H, - 8E, -8H, -8X, -8Y, -8Z, 531, 532-2L, -7, -7N, -7P, -7L, -7R, 535-2, - 7R, 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, -10K, 552-2, 552-7, a…

  • Sep 28, 2001

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Dart 525, 525F, 528, 528D, 529, 529D, 530, 532, 535, 542, and 552 Series Turboprop Engines

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce plc (RR) Dart 525, 525F, 528, 528D, 529, 529D, 530, 532, 535, 542, and 552 series turboprop engines. This action requires the removal of certain part number (P/N) high pressure turbine (HPT) discs and replacement with serviceabl…

  • Jun 26, 2000

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Ltd. Dart 511, 511-7E, 514-7, 528, 528-7E, 529-7E, 532-7, 532-7L, 532-7N, 532-7P, 532-7R, 535-7R, 551-7R, and 552-7R Turboprop Engines

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Rolls-Royce Ltd. Dart 511, 511-7E, 514-7, 528, 528-7E, 529-7E, 532-7, 532-7L, 532-7N, 532-7P, 532-7R, 535-7R, 551-7R, and 552- 7R turboprop engines. This AD requires the installation of a feathering probe and a steel retaining ring in the reductio…

  • Apr 18, 2000

    Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Series Airplanes Equipped With Rolls-Royce 532-7 “Dart 7” (RDa-7) Series Engines

    This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Fokker Model F27 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with modified operational procedures to ensure continuous operation with the high pressure cock (HPC)…

  • Dec 29, 1999

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited Dart Series Turboprop Engines

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Rolls-Royce Limited Dart series turboprop engines. This amendment requires a one-time visual inspection of the interior of the switch to determine the type of low torque switch, and removal from service of unapproved Klixon low torque swit…

  • Sep 3, 1999

    Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Series Airplanes Equipped With Rolls-Royce 532-7 ``Dart 7'' (RDa-7) Series Engines

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Fokker Model F27 series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with modified operational procedures to ensure continuous operation with the high pressure cock (HPC) levers in the lockou…

  • Aug 26, 1999

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited Dart Series Turboprop Engines

    This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Rolls-Royce Limited Dart series turboprop engines. This proposal would require a one-time visual inspection of the interior of the switch to determine the type of low torque switch, and removal from service of unapp…

  • Apr 23, 1999

    Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls-Royce 532-7 ``Dart 7'' (RDa-7) Series Engines

    This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Fokker Model F27 series airplanes. This proposal would require a revision to the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flightcrew with modified operational procedures to ensure continuous operation with the hi…

  • Feb 10, 1999

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited Dart Series Turboprop Engines

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce Limited (R-R) Dart series turboprop engines. This action requires initial and repetitive fuel burner fuel flow calibration checks, and overhaul or replacement of fuel burners. This amendment is prompted by reports of an uncontai…

  • Nov 2, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; Slingsby Aviation Limited Models Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17, and Dart T.51/17R Sailplanes

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Slingsby Aviation Limited (Slingsby) Models Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17, and Dart T.51/17R sailplanes that are equipped with aluminum alloy spar booms. This AD requires repetitively inspecting the aluminum alloy spar booms and the wing attach fit…

  • Jul 15, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd., Models Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17, and Dart T.51/17R Sailplanes

    This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd. (Slingsby) Models Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17, and Dart T.51/17R sailplanes that are equipped with aluminum alloy spar booms. The proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the aluminum alloy spar boo…

  • Jul 7, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; Turbopropeller-Powered McDonnell Douglas Model DC-3 and DC-3C Series Airplanes

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-3 and DC-3C series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to modify the limitation that prohibits positioning the power levers below the flight idle stop during flight, and to provide…

  • Feb 17, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited Dart Series Turboprop Engines

    This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Rolls-Royce Limited (R-R) Dart series turboprop engines, that currently establishes a life limit for propeller low torque switches. This amendment adds two propeller low torque switch part numbers and two R-R Dart engine models that were…

  • Jan 8, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; Turbopropeller-Powered McDonnell Douglas Model DC-3 and DC-3C Series Airplanes

    This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-3 and DC-3C series airplanes. This proposal would require revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to modify the limitation that prohibits positioning the power levers below the flight id…

  • Dec 9, 1997

    Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-44 Series Airplanes

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Bombardier Model CL-44 series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to modify the limitation that prohibits positioning the power levers below the flight idle stop during flight, and to provide a statement of the c…

  • Nov 13, 1997

    Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Model FH-227 Series Airplanes

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fairchild Model FH-227 series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to prohibit positioning of the power levers below the flight idle stop during flight, and to add a statement of the consequences of such positioni…

  • Nov 13, 1997

    Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Model F-27 Series Airplanes

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fairchild Model F-27 series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to prohibit positioning power levers below the flight idle stop during flight, and to provide a statement of the consequences of positioning the pow…

04 /  Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for DART SPECIAL

Advisory Circulars

ACs whose subject explicitly mentions DART or SPECIAL.

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.

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05 /  Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →