# N316AZ: Tomschin Douglas J MINI-500, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Tomschin Douglas J MINI-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/tomschin-douglas-j-mini-500) (registry code 05605UU)
- Serial number: 0456
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1998
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A35D33
- Owners when cancelled: [Tomschin Douglas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMSCHIN%20DOUGLAS%20J), [Tomschin Amanda L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMSCHIN%20AMANDA%20L)
- Location: [Clinton, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Clinton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4410° N, 96.4427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56225, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316AZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=316AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316AZ-2014-11-17

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 Tomschin Douglas J MINI-500: https://openairdocs.org/model/tomschin-douglas-j-mini-500.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 CHI99LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA026), Nov 6, 1998: Tomschin Mini 500 (N316AZ), Clinton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the non-pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines. Factors contributing to this accident were the non-pilot's lack of total experience and the power lines.

## 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 19981106031829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981106031829A), Nov 6, 1998: Amtr MINI500 (N316AZ), Clinton, MN, Substantial damage. Experimental mini 500 helicopter struck power lines and crashed. (.19) on November 6, 1998, at 0923 central standard time (CST), a tomschin mini 500, N316AZ,…

## Other aircraft with N316AZ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316AZ): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 10687, built 2005

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