# N16DN: 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: October 29, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DN

## Aircraft that carried N16DN

- [Cancelled 2018-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DN-2018-10-29): Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau ARCUS M, S/N 125, built 2015. Owner: [Nadler David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NADLER%20DAVID%20R), [Acton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Acton)

## NTSB investigations on N16DN (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 WPR18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA177), Jun 21, 2018: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Arcus M (N16DN), Richfield, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16DN (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 20180621008369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621008369A), Jun 21, 2018: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh ARCUS M (N16DN), Richfield, UT, Destroyed. Pilot reports the rudder pedal jammed to the floor. Pilot verified it was not due to the passenger in the back. Aircraft started a turning motion. Pilot…

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