# N383DB: 2011 Babenco Henry D VANS RV-7A, registration cancelled 2022-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Babenco Henry D VANS RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/babenco-henry-d-vans-rv-7a) (registry code 056208U)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-M1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1b) (registry code 41871)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 72319
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 2011
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2006
- Last registry action: March 15, 2019
- Mode S code: A466BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Babenco Henry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BABENCO%20HENRY%20D)
- Location: [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0306° N, 88.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42001, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=383DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N383DB-2022-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Babenco Henry D VANS RV-7A: https://openairdocs.org/model/babenco-henry-d-vans-rv-7a.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 ERA21FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA135), Feb 22, 2021: Vans RV7 (N383DB), Mayfield, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of airplane control, and subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20210222000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210222000259A), Feb 22, 2021: Babenco Henry D VANS RV-7A (N383DB), Mayfield, KY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The aircraft was found in a field approximately one quarter of a mile north of the Mayfield, KY airport (M25) and directly inline with the runway centerline.…

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