# N947DS: 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: March 21, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=947DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947DS

## Aircraft that carried N947DS

- [Cancelled 2019-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947DS-2019-03-21): Dean Verne Smith CH 750 CRUZER, S/N C75-10047, built 2015. Owner: [Smith Dean Verne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DEAN%20VERNE), [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N947DS (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 GAA19CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA090), Dec 8, 2018: Zenair CH 750 Cruzer (N947DS), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in hard, bounced landing, runway excursion, and impact with a hangar.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N947DS (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 20181208017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181208017889A), Dec 8, 2018: Dean Verne Smith CH 750 CRUZER (N947DS), Hesperia, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot of N947DS was landing his experimental light sport aircraft on runway 21 at Hesperia Airport (L26) when the airplane bounced and began porpoising…

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