# N208BY: 2005 Dix Richard E ACRO SPORT II, registration cancelled 2007-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dix Richard E ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/dix-richard-e-acro-sport-ii) (registry code 056173H)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RED243
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 2005
- Certificate issued: September 16, 2004
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A1AFEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Dix Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIX%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Jackson, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Jackson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3118° N, 84.4562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49201, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208BY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=208BY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208BY-2007-10-19

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 Dix Richard E ACRO SPORT II: https://openairdocs.org/model/dix-richard-e-acro-sport-ii.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 CHI06LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA230), Aug 12, 2006: Dix Acro Sport II (N208BY), Coldwater, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the resulting forced landing which resulted in the inadvertent stall and subsequent…

## 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 20060812026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060812026609A), Aug 12, 2006: Amtr ACROSPORTII (N208BY), Coldwater, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 12, 2006, at approximately 9:00 am, N208BY departed jackson co. airport mi, for Coldwater mi. The experimental acro sport aircraft was piloted…

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