# N218DH: 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: June 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DH

## Aircraft that carried N218DH

- [Cancelled 2017-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DH-2017-06-14): Holmes David G BENSEN GYROCOPTER, S/N 1, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Holmes David G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20DAVID%20G), [Troy, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Troy)

## NTSB investigations on N218DH (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 MIA01LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA134), Apr 22, 2001: David G. Holmes Bensen Gyrocopter (N218DH), Troy, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the approach resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor in the accident was the loss of engine power during final approach due to…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N218DH (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 20010421010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010421010019A), Apr 21, 2001: Amtr BENSENB8* (N218DH), Troy, AL, Substantial damage. (.19)On April 21, 2001, about 1900 central daylight time, a bensen gyrocopter, N218DH, registered to a private individual, rolled over after touchdown on a…

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