# N165TW: 1966 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, registration cancelled 2009-11-16 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 16, 2009 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (registry code 2720302) - Engine: [GE CF700 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (registry code 30010) - Data sheets: [TCDS A7EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7EU), [TCDS E7EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 65 - Year built: 1966 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 20, 1998 - Certificate issued: February 2, 1998 - Last registry action: September 15, 2009 - Mode S code: A105FF - Owner when cancelled: [Sierra American Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20AMERICAN%20CORPORATION) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165TW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165TW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165TW-2009-11-16 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 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON: https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon.md ## Service difficulty reports (10) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HAEA200900210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA200900210), Dec 21, 2008: SUPPORT BEAM. DAMAGED. AT APPROX 0100 EST, ACFT LANDED, DUE TO CONTAMINATION PRESENT ON THE RUNWAY THE ACFT STOPPED 100 FT INTO THE RUNWAY OVERRUN. THE ACFT TAXIED UNDER IT'S OWN POWE - [SDR HAEA00135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA00135), Mar 31, 2004: GYRO. ACTIVE. PILOT REPORTED CAPT'S DG STUCK ON RUNWAY HEADING, RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DULICATE. CK GOOD ON ALL HEADINGS IAW WITH FALCON 20 M/M. - [SDR 00135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00135), Mar 31, 2004: GYRO. STUCK. PILOT REPORTED CAPT'S DG STUCK ON RUNWAY HEADING, RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT, MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DULICATE,, CK GOOD ON ALL HEADINGS IAW WITH FALCON 20 M/M. - [SDR HAEA00115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA00115), Sep 30, 2003: COWLING. DEPARTED. PILOT REPORTED, UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION RT LOWER OUTBOARD ENGINE COWLING GONE. WILL UPDATE AFTER MAINTENANCE. COWLINGS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT MOVED TO BASE F - [SDR 00075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00075), Jan 29, 2003: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. PILOT REPORTED NO DOWN LOCK INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHILE ON APPROACH, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. WILL UPDATE THIS REPORT AFT - [SDR 00074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00074), Jan 23, 2003: SWITCH. DIRTY. PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BHM CLIMBING THRU 5000 FT DOOR LIGHT WARNING CAME ON , LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT REDUCED POWER LIGHT WENT OUT, RETURN TO DEPART - [SDR 00062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00062), Nov 11, 2002: DEICE SYSTEM. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, AFTER REACHING ALTITUDE AND PILOTS DISCUSSED HOW THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING THEY NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT DLE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDING A - [SDR 00061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00061), Nov 4, 2002: PUMP. MALFUNCTIONED. PILOT REPORTED, AIRCRAFT ENROUTE, LEFT FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FAILED AND UNABLE TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM WING TO WING. UNSHEDULED LANDING MADE. FERRY PERMIT ISSUED, AI - [SDR 00055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00055), Oct 24, 2002: OUTFLOW VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, RETURN FOR MAINTENANCE, RESET DUMP SWITCH TO NORMAL AND SAFETIED WITH BREAKAWAY WIRE. GROUND CHECK PERFORMED G - [SDR 00043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00043), Sep 18, 2002: SWITCH. FAILED. LANDING AT KYIP AIRCRAFT HAD NO BRAKING ACTION ON SYSYTEM NR 1 , CAPT TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND WENT TO SYSTEM NR 2 , AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOW, CAPT TURNED AIR ## 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 ERA09LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA282), Dec 21, 2008: Dassault/Sud FAN JET (N165TW), Jamestown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inability to stop the airplane on the remaining runway because of icy runway conditions. A factor was the failure of the drag chute to properly deploy. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20081221857329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081221857329A), Dec 21, 2008: Dassau FANJETFALCON (N165TW), Jamestown, NY, Substantial damage. On December 21, 2008, at approximately 01:00 EST, N1651TW a falcon 20 landed at the Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (kjhw) located in new york. The crew… - [Incident 19981222043099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222043099I), Dec 22, 1998: Amd FALCON (N165TW), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-5)Struck flock of geese while climbing out of Willow Run (yip) at 2,100 MSL, left engine ingested a bird and continued to run. A/c declared emerg. And landed… ## Other aircraft with N165TW - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165TW): Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING, S/N 201, built 2016 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.