# N235DS: 2000 Shotwell David MURPHY SR 3500, registration cancelled 2020-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Shotwell David MURPHY SR 3500](https://openairdocs.org/model/shotwell-david-murphy-sr-3500) (registry code 05615XJ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 096SR
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Murphy Aircraft Mfg Ltd 1-SR3500
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 2004
- Certificate issued: July 23, 2019
- Last registry action: July 23, 2019
- Mode S code: A21B6F
- Owner when cancelled: [Smartin Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMARTIN%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7489° N, 112.0833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85085, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=235DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235DS-2020-03-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Shotwell David MURPHY SR 3500: https://openairdocs.org/model/shotwell-david-murphy-sr-3500.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 GAA19CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA324), Jun 9, 2019: David Shotwell Murphy (N235DS), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly tighten his seat belt, which allowed him to slide forward in his seat and resulted in his inadvertent application of excessive brake application during the landing…

## 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 20190609006339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609006339A), Jun 9, 2019: Shotwell David MURPHY SR 3500 (N235DS), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage. During a first solo subsequent to a tail wheel endorsement, the pilot landed and was exiting the runway using the high speed taxiway. When brakes were applied,…

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