# N16DK: Keith Dennis RV6A, registration cancelled 1997-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Keith Dennis RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/keith-dennis-rv6a) (registry code 056237C)
- Serial number: 21630
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1993
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A0EFAA
- Owner when cancelled: [Keith Dennis E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEITH%20DENNIS%20E)
- Location: [Hurricane, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Hurricane)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0294° N, 113.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84737, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DK-1997-03-19

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 Keith Dennis RV6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/keith-dennis-rv6a.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 SEA97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA013), Oct 12, 1996: Keith Vans RV-6A (N16DK), Hurricane, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs (diphenhydramine) which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were: dark night…

## 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 19961012031969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012031969A), Oct 12, 1996: Amtr RV6A (N16DK), Hurricane, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed dark night sans runway lights. Pilot had a no fly drug in system impaired performance head cold drug. (.19) on October 12, 1996, approximately 0624…

## Other aircraft with N16DK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DK): Koschak Matthew D RV-7, S/N 72938, built 2017
- [Cancelled 1990-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DK-1990-02-07): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 911058D. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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