# N505DF: 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 27, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505DF

## Aircraft that carried N505DF

- [Cancelled 2005-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505DF-2005-09-27): Kircher Dale A VANS RV-8, S/N 81439, built 2002. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Kircher Dale A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRCHER%20DALE%20A), [Pepin, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Pepin)

## NTSB investigations on N505DF (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 CHI05LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA237), Aug 21, 2005: Kircher RV-8 (N505DF), Menomonie, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform an aerobatic roll during takeoff, the low altitude, and his failure to maintain clearance from the crops and terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N505DF (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 20050821017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821017639A), Aug 21, 2005: Amtr RV8 (N505DF), Menomonie, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Three (3) witnesses observed aircraft perform roll maneuver after takeoff from runway 27 at Menomonie municipal airport - Score field (klum). Aircraft…

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