# N516VB: Dayton A Babcock STORM

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dayton A Babcock STORM](https://openairdocs.org/model/dayton-a-babcock-storm) (registry code 0563136, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Suzuki G13BB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/suzuki-g13bb) (registry code 59305)
- Serial number: TTS61
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 2014
- Certificate issued: October 12, 2021
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A67996
- Registered owner: [Curry Brian W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURRY%20BRIAN%20W)
- Location: [Fruitland Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fruitland%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.8685° N, 81.8973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34731, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516VB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516VB

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dayton A Babcock STORM)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Suzuki G13BB)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA16LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA305), Aug 20, 2016: Dayton A Babcock Storm (N516VB), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the loss of engine power due to a malfunctioning alternator, which precipitated the…
- [NTSB ERA15CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA118), Jan 2, 2015: Dayton A Babcock Storm (N516VB), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate spacing from the preceding aircraft during a formation landing, resulting in an inadvertent "prop wash" encounter, loss of control, and impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20160820012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160820012109A), Aug 20, 2016: Dayton A Babcock STORM (N516VB), Eustis, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot [privacy data omitted] ATP certificate #[privacy data omitted] on 8/20/16 at approximately 9AM departed X55 (mid Florida airport) and flew west…
- [Accident 20150102000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150102000479A), Jan 2, 2015: Dayton A Babcock STORM (N516VB), Eustis, FL, Substantial damage. On January 2nd 2015 about 1730 local time, an experimental amateur built, weight shift control trike was substantially damaged during its flare maneuver at mid…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Dayton A Babcock STORM aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dayton-a-babcock-storm/aircraft.md
- The Suzuki G13BB engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/suzuki-g13bb.md

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