# N145DB: 1987 Bell James Darol EAA BIPLANE, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bell James Darol EAA BIPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-james-darol-eaa-biplane) (registry code 3360330)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: DB1
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1987
- Last registry action: July 26, 2002
- Mode S code: A0B590
- Location: [Manzanola, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Manzanola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1031° N, 103.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81058, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=145DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145DB-2013-08-21

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Bell James Darol EAA BIPLANE: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-james-darol-eaa-biplane.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 FTW97FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA002), Oct 2, 1996: Bell EAA Biplane P (N145DB), Manzanola, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance above the terrain, while performing a low altitude maneuver. A factor relating to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with…

## 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 19961002030779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002030779A), Oct 2, 1996: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP (N145DB), Fowler, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N145DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145DB): Embraer EMB-135BJ, S/N 14501045, built 2008

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