# N261MD: 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 26, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261MD

## Aircraft that carried N261MD

- [Cancelled 2023-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261MD-2023-06-26): Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1, S/N 0048, built 2020. Owner: [Dal Canto Mauro C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAL%20CANTO%20MAURO%20C), [Park City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Park%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N261MD (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 WPR21LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA070), Dec 16, 2020: SilverLight AR-1 (N261MD), Heber City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow the procedures for takeoff in the Pilot Operating Handbook, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with the terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N261MD (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 20201216020379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201216020379A), Dec 16, 2020: Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1 (N261MD), Heber, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. According to video taken of the accident, 11 seconds after takeoff the aircraft nosed up, made a left oscillation followed by a hard right turn and bank. A…

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