# N115DB: Brown David S SR VANS-BROWN RV-3, registration cancelled 1995-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Brown David S SR VANS-BROWN RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-david-s-sr-vans-brown-rv-3) (registry code 05608LM)
- Serial number: 11049
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1991
- Last registry action: December 21, 1994
- Mode S code: A03F13
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown David S Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20DAVID%20S%20SR)
- Location: [Morganton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Morganton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7633° N, 81.7499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28655, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=115DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115DB-1995-03-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Brown David S SR VANS-BROWN RV-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-david-s-sr-vans-brown-rv-3.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA156), Sep 11, 1993: Brown VAN'S RV-3 (N115DB), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID UTILITY LINES. A FACTOR WAS THE SUNGLARE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19930911033749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911033749A), Sep 11, 1993: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N115DB), Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Dragged Private strip at 40 feet AGL. Struck wires off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N115DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DB): Birkhead David E CORBEN BABY ACE D, S/N DEB-2

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