# N116GD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 4, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116GD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116GD

## Aircraft that carried N116GD

- [Cancelled 2020-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116GD-2020-09-04): Gerald Donovan RANS S-16, S/N 0101027, built 2017. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Donovan Gerald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONOVAN%20GERALD%20A), [Los Lunas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Lunas)

## NTSB investigations on N116GD (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA407), Jul 12, 2017: Gerald Donovan Rans S-16 (N116GD), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N116GD (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170712009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170712009059A), Jul 12, 2017: Gerald Donovan RANS S-16 (N116GD), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. On July 12, 2017, at 0620 MST, a rans S-16 shekari, N116GD, registered to [privacy data omitted] collided with the ground and tall vegitation while attempting…

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