# N23105: 1959 Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh115-vampire) (registry code 2804001, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GOBLIN MK 2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-goblin-mk-2-3) (registry code 20001)
- Serial number: 982
- Year built: 1959
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 2000
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2018
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A20EAD
- Registered owner: [Vampire Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAMPIRE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23105

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GOBLIN MK 2&3)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N23105.

## NTSB investigations on N23105 not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI85FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FET03), Sep 14, 1985: Vanbenthuysen John Bede BD-5B (N23105), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N23105.

## Reports on N23105 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N23105, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850914044829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914044829A), Sep 14, 1985: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N23105), Elkhart, IN, Destroyed. Lost power after takeoff and rolled contacting ground inverted. Probable seizure of engine due to overheating.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N23105

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N23105 before.

- [Cancelled 1991-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23105-1991-07-24): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1869. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20COMPANY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- [Cancelled 1970-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23105-1970-08-18): Piper J3C-65, S/N 2894. Owner: [Yasaitis John V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YASAITIS%20JOHN%20V), [Burley, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Burley)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23105-undated): Vanbenthuysen John BEDE BD-5, S/N 1950. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh115-vampire/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GOBLIN MK 2&3 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-goblin-mk-2-3.md

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