# N16DS: 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 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DS

## Aircraft that carried N16DS

- [Cancelled 2013-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DS-2013-10-23): Stoeger VOLMER VJ-22, S/N 680, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hesse Roy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESSE%20ROY%20A), [Stacy, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Stacy)

## NTSB investigations on N16DS (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 MKC79FCG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG79), Sep 19, 1979: Stoeger Vol VJ22 (N16DS), Waldron, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16DS (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 19790918024599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918024599A), Sep 18, 1979: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22 (N16DS), Waldron, MO, Substantial damage. Hit ditch at approach end of runway. Pilot unfamiliar with pusher aircraft. Nose pitched down when power added.

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