# N2165: 1982 Dornier ALPHA-JET, registration cancelled 2022-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dornier ALPHA-JET](https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-alpha-jet) (registry code 2995001)
- Engine: [Snecma LARZAC-04-C6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/snecma-larzac-04-c6) (registry code 57300)
- Serial number: 0165
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 2010
- Certificate issued: December 4, 2007
- Last registry action: October 23, 2018
- Mode S code: A1D2D3
- Owner when cancelled: [H211 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H211%20LLC)
- Location: [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4183° N, 122.1709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94305, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2165
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165-2022-05-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Dornier ALPHA-JET: https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-alpha-jet.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 WPR18CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA172), Jun 14, 2018: Dornier Alpha JET (N2165), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the workload.

## 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 20180614015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614015489A), Jun 14, 2018: Dornier Gmbh ALPHA-JET (N2165), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Inadvertently landed with gear up

## Other aircraft with N2165

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165-undated): Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor LAND PLANE, S/N UNKNOWN, built 1918. Owner: [Machesney Fred E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHESNEY%20FRED%20E), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

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