# N246DB: 1994 Bair Helicopters SEAREY, registration cancelled 2002-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bair Helicopters SEAREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/bair-helicopters-searey) (registry code 05625MC)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1MK-013
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1994
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1999
- Last registry action: December 10, 2001
- Mode S code: A24696
- Owner when cancelled: [Tail Feather LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAIL%20FEATHER%20LLC)
- Location: [Kill Devil Hills, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Kill%20Devil%20Hills)
- Physical address: [Nags Head, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Nags%20Head)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0186° N, 75.6929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27948, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=246DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246DB-2002-02-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Bair Helicopters SEAREY: https://openairdocs.org/model/bair-helicopters-searey.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 MIA00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA119), Mar 26, 2000: Bair Helicopters Searey (N246DB), Kill Devil Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command while on final approach resulting in the uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with water.

## 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 20000326006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326006869A), Mar 26, 2000: Amtr SEAREY (N246DB), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was practicing touch and go landings on water when he allowed airspeed to get to low and stalled aircraft. Pilot was unable to recover…

## Other aircraft with N246DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246DB): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 2704

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