# N481DB: 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 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481DB

## Aircraft that carried N481DB

- [Cancelled 2013-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481DB-2013-06-18): Birtch David Wayne KITFOX II, S/N 552, built 1995. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Birtch David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRTCH%20DAVID%20W), [Dillard, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Dillard)

## NTSB investigations on N481DB (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 SEA05CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA060), Mar 11, 2005: Birtch Kitfox II (N481DB), Dillard, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while in cruise flight at low altitude, which resulted in an inflight collision with a power line. A factor was the pilot's decision to fly at…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N481DB (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 20050311002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311002779A), Mar 11, 2005: Amtr KITFOXII (N481DB), Dillard, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 11, 2005, at approximately 1255 pacific standard time, an experimental Kitfox ii, N481DB, collided with a power line over the umpqua river near…

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