# N16DV: 2005 Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR, registration cancelled 2011-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR](https://openairdocs.org/model/vandenburg-david-r-pietenpol-air-cmpr) (registry code 05619LH)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0016
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 2005
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2005
- Last registry action: January 8, 2011
- Mode S code: A0EFB4
- Owner when cancelled: [Vandenburg David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDENBURG%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Gwinn, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gwinn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2671° N, 87.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49841, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DV-2011-12-15

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 Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR: https://openairdocs.org/model/vandenburg-david-r-pietenpol-air-cmpr.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 CEN11LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA419), Jun 25, 2011: VanDenburg Pietenpol Air Camper (N16DV), Gwinn, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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 20110625011919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110625011919A), Jun 25, 2011: Vandenburg David R PIETENPOL AIR CMPR (N16DV), Marquette, MI, Substantial damage. On June 25, 2011 at 2:54PM EDT an experimental owner/amateur built pietenpol air camper aircraft, registration N16DV, sustained substantial damage during a…

## Other aircraft with N16DV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DV): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 1193-2021, built 2021

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