# N140DG: 1997 Degraw Richard R DE BIRD, registration cancelled 2024-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Degraw Richard R DE BIRD](https://openairdocs.org/model/degraw-richard-r-de-bird) (registry code 05604ZQ)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: RDK103
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1997
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2007
- Last registry action: May 5, 2023
- Mode S code: A0A302
- Owners when cancelled: [Degraw Richard R Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEGRAW%20RICHARD%20R%20TRUSTEE), [Degraw Karol K Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEGRAW%20KAROL%20K%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Sun City Center, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sun%20City%20Center)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7202° N, 82.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33573, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140DG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140DG-2024-11-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Degraw Richard R DE BIRD: https://openairdocs.org/model/degraw-richard-r-de-bird.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 CEN24FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA298), Aug 4, 2024: DeGraw DeBird (N140DG), Napoleon, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Separation of the gyroplane’s tail due to main rotor blade contact for reasons that could not be determined.

## 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 20240803013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240803013219A), Aug 3, 2024: Degraw Richard R DE BIRD (N140DG), Napoleon, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed from the aircraft [privacy data omitted] private strip on northwest heading. During initial climb, aircraft began left turn and crashed into…

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