# N218DA: 1987 Archer Darrell FALCONAR F9, registration cancelled 2002-05-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 28, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Archer Darrell FALCONAR F9](https://openairdocs.org/model/archer-darrell-falconar-f9) (registry code 05658UC)
- Engine: [Continental A40 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (registry code 17001)
- Serial number: F4204
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1994
- Last registry action: September 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A1D786
- Owner when cancelled: [Dream Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREAM%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DA-2002-05-28

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 Archer Darrell FALCONAR F9: https://openairdocs.org/model/archer-darrell-falconar-f9.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 CHI95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA229), Jul 21, 1995: Darrell Falconar F9 (N218DA), Grand Haven, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's use of an unapproved drug…

## 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 19950721019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019159A), Jul 21, 1995: Amtrsg FALCONARF9 (N218DA), Grand Haven, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled on short final. Struck wires prior ground impact. (-23) on July 20, 1995 at 2045 hours EDT at the Grand Haven an experimental certificated, amateur…

## Other aircraft with N218DA

- [Cancelled 2026-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DA-2026-02-25): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 62, S/N 62.C118. Exported to Guatemala. Owner: [International Air Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)

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