# N712DB: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=712DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N712DB

## Aircraft that carried N712DB

- [Cancelled 2013-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712DB-2013-08-27): Beech 65-A90, S/N LJ311, built 1967. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Patterson, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Patterson)
- [Cancelled 1997-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712DB-1997-03-18): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 2810604. Owner: [Vroman William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VROMAN%20WILLIAM%20R), [Okeechobee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Okeechobee)

## NTSB investigations on N712DB (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 MIA97FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA063), Jan 16, 1997: Piper PA-28-235 (N712DB), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a VFR flight into instrument meteorological flight conditions. The weather was a factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N712DB (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 19970116000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116000499A), Jan 16, 1997: Piper PA28235 (N712DB), Okeechobee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees while scud running in low ceiling and fog. Had pursued IFR rating but advised non trainable.

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