# N318DB: 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: May 5, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=318DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318DB

## Aircraft that carried N318DB

- [Cancelled 2015-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318DB-2015-05-05): Sud SA 318C, S/N 2031, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mile Hi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILE%20HI%20INC), [Dade City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dade%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N318DB (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 ERA13LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA242), May 8, 2013: Sud SA 318C (N318DB), South Bay, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper rotor rpm while hovering in sideways flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N318DB (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 20130508006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130508006579A), May 8, 2013: Sud Aviation SA 318C (N318DB), Weston, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot and 3 passengers were doing aerial survey for Florida fish and wildlife. The aircraft was over the everglades somewhere between I-75, alligator alley,…

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