# N391DS: 1991 Sorrels Donald W VANS RV-6, registration cancelled 2005-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2005
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sorrels Donald W VANS RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrels-donald-w-vans-rv-6) (registry code 05608NQ)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20206
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1991
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2000
- Last registry action: December 11, 2003
- Mode S code: A486DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Wetherell Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WETHERELL%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Surprise, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Surprise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6449° N, 112.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85374, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N391DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=391DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391DS-2005-12-20

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 Sorrels Donald W VANS RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrels-donald-w-vans-rv-6.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 SEA91LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA243), Sep 18, 1991: Donald W. Sorrels Vans RV-6 (N391DS), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE PILOT/BUILDER'S IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## Other aircraft with N391DS

- [Cancelled 2019-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391DS-2019-05-16): Boeing 737-800A, S/N 64165. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)
- [Cancelled 2011-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391DS-2011-06-06): Boeing 737-8FV, S/N 40596. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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