# N165MB: 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: March 2, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165MB

## Aircraft that carried N165MB

- [Cancelled 2020-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165MB-2020-03-02): Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB, S/N 5E247B23, built 2005. Owner: [Rettig Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RETTIG%20FRED), [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)

## NTSB investigations on N165MB (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 ERA19LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA260), Aug 24, 2019: DG Flugzeugbau DG-500MB (N165MB), Robertsdale, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Impact with trees during the landing approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N165MB (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 20190824011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190824011999A), Aug 24, 2019: Dg-Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-500MB (N165MB), Elsanor, AL, Substantial damage. Glider on approach to landing overshot grass runway fifty feet into tree line at end of runway destroying aircraft. Pilot sustained serious injuries and the…

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