# N986DB: 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 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=986DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986DB

## Aircraft that carried N986DB

- [Cancelled 2017-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986DB-2017-03-24): Birx Daniel VANS ACFT RV-6, S/N 60150, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Birx Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRX%20DANIEL%20L), [Oakley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakley)

## NTSB investigations on N986DB (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 LAX00LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA141), Mar 27, 2000: Birx Vans RV-6 (N986DB), Taft, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with the ground for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N986DB (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 20000327004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000327004899A), Mar 27, 2000: Amtr VANSRV6 (N986DB), Taft, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) La center observed the a/c descend out of 11,000 to 5,000 where the a/c went off the controllers radar screen, the a/c crashed in terrain. At…

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