# N383DB: 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: September 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=383DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383DB

## Aircraft that carried N383DB

- [Cancelled 2022-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N383DB-2022-09-03): Babenco Henry D VANS RV-7A, S/N 72319, built 2011. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Babenco Henry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BABENCO%20HENRY%20D), [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)

## NTSB investigations on N383DB (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 ERA21FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA135), Feb 22, 2021: Vans RV7 (N383DB), Mayfield, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of airplane control, and subsequent impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N383DB (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 20210222000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210222000259A), Feb 22, 2021: Babenco Henry D VANS RV-7A (N383DB), Mayfield, KY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The aircraft was found in a field approximately one quarter of a mile north of the Mayfield, KY airport (M25) and directly inline with the runway centerline.…

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