# N27DK: Kelm David ZENAIR CH-701, registration cancelled 1993-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kelm David ZENAIR CH-701](https://openairdocs.org/model/kelm-david-zenair-ch-701) (registry code 05620QS)
- Serial number: 71347
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1992
- Last registry action: October 9, 1992
- Mode S code: A2A478
- Owner when cancelled: [Kelm David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELM%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Sherwood, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Sherwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9022° N, 92.2408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72120, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27DK-1993-10-28

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 Kelm David ZENAIR CH-701: https://openairdocs.org/model/kelm-david-zenair-ch-701.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 FTW93LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA275), Sep 29, 1993: Kelm Zenair CH-701 (N27DK), South Bend, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF AVAILABLE RUNWAY ONTO WHICH THE FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.

## 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 19930929036959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930929036959A), Sep 29, 1993: N27DK, South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff, attempted landing on sod runway, ran off the end of runwy, hit hedge line.

## Other aircraft with N27DK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27DK): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-500, S/N 50000053, built 2009
- [Cancelled 2002-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27DK-2002-02-28): Kuechenmeister David R LONG-EZ, S/N DRK01. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Kuechenmeister David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUECHENMEISTER%20DAVID%20R), [Lawrenceville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Lawrenceville)
- [Cancelled 1992-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27DK-1992-09-04): Kelm David RALLY 3, S/N 25371. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Kelm David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELM%20DAVID), [Sherwood, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Sherwood)

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