# N544DG: 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 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=544DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544DG

## Aircraft that carried N544DG

- [Cancelled 2018-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544DG-2018-06-08): Piper PA-32R-300, S/N 32R-7780440, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lance N38544 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANCE%20N38544%20LLC), [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)

## NTSB investigations on N544DG (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 ERA17LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA311), Sep 3, 2017: Piper PA32R (N544DG), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and improper takeoff technique, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N544DG (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 20170903017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170903017589A), Sep 3, 2017: Piper PA-32R-300 (N544DG), Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot used almost entire length of runway before rotation, post rotation the aircraft settled and contacted water.
- [Incident 20160403007439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160403007439I), Apr 3, 2016: Piper PA-32R-300 (N544DG), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. On 04/03/2016, at approximately 16:49 LCL, a Piper PA-32R-300, N544DG, registered to "lance N38544 LLC" (merritt island, FL), landed on rwy 18 at Albert…

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