# N16DN: 2015 Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau ARCUS M, registration cancelled 2018-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau ARCUS M](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-arcus-m) (registry code 3801963)
- Engine: [Solo 262502I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-262502i) (registry code 58109)
- Serial number: 125
- Year built: 2015
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 2015
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2015
- Last registry action: April 9, 2018
- Mode S code: A0EFAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Nadler David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NADLER%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Acton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Acton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4840° N, 71.4385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01720, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DN-2018-10-29

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 Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau ARCUS M: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-arcus-m.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 WPR18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA177), Jun 21, 2018: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Arcus M (N16DN), Richfield, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup 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 20180621008369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621008369A), Jun 21, 2018: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh ARCUS M (N16DN), Richfield, UT, Destroyed. Pilot reports the rudder pedal jammed to the floor. Pilot verified it was not due to the passenger in the back. Aircraft started a turning motion. Pilot…

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