# N816D: 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: March 6, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=816D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816D

## Aircraft that carried N816D

- [Cancelled 2018-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816D-2018-03-06): Douglas C-54E, S/N 44-9150, built 1944. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Maricopa Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARICOPA%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- [Cancelled 1982-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816D-1982-11-16): Douglas DC-7B, S/N 45085. Owner: [Dempsay William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMPSAY%20WILLIAM%20A), [East Wenatchee, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/East%20Wenatchee)

## NTSB investigations on N816D (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 FTW81FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA013), Nov 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7B (N816D), Pecos, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N816D (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 19801128073339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128073339A), Nov 28, 1980: Doug DC7B (N816D), Pecos, TX, Destroyed. One engine quit on takeoff. Lost control in steep left turn. Left wing hit ground. Cause of engine out unknown.

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