# N165MB: 2005 Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB, registration cancelled 2020-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB](https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-500mb) (registry code 3802554)
- Engine: [Solo 2625 02](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-02) (registry code 58111)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G59EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G59EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5E247B23
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 2005
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2019
- Last registry action: August 30, 2019
- Mode S code: A10556
- Owner when cancelled: [Rettig Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RETTIG%20FRED)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6258° N, 88.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36693, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165MB-2020-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB: https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-500mb.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 ERA19LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA260), Aug 24, 2019: DG Flugzeugbau DG-500MB (N165MB), Robertsdale, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Impact with trees during the landing approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20190824011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190824011999A), Aug 24, 2019: Dg-Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-500MB (N165MB), Elsanor, AL, Substantial damage. Glider on approach to landing overshot grass runway fifty feet into tree line at end of runway destroying aircraft. Pilot sustained serious injuries and the…

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