# N261MD: 2020 Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1, registration cancelled 2023-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/mauro-c-dal-canto-ar-1) (registry code 05639CH)
- Engine: [Rotax 915 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (registry code 55620)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0048
- Year built: 2020
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Silverlight Aviation LLC AR-1
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 2020
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2020
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A283CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Dal Canto Mauro C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAL%20CANTO%20MAURO%20C)
- Location: [Park City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Park%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7469° N, 111.5329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84098, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261MD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261MD-2023-06-26

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 Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/mauro-c-dal-canto-ar-1.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 WPR21LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA070), Dec 16, 2020: SilverLight AR-1 (N261MD), Heber City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow the procedures for takeoff in the Pilot Operating Handbook, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with the terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20201216020379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201216020379A), Dec 16, 2020: Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1 (N261MD), Heber, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. According to video taken of the accident, 11 seconds after takeoff the aircraft nosed up, made a left oscillation followed by a hard right turn and bank. A…

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