# N44DK: 1980 Knab-Douglas JURCA MJ-5 SIROCCO, registration cancelled 2004-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Knab-Douglas JURCA MJ-5 SIROCCO](https://openairdocs.org/model/knab-douglas-jurca-mj-5-sirocco) (registry code 05613E4)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 249
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1981
- Last registry action: March 2, 2004
- Mode S code: A54899
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44DK-2004-04-29

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 Knab-Douglas JURCA MJ-5 SIROCCO: https://openairdocs.org/model/knab-douglas-jurca-mj-5-sirocco.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 NYC01LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA111), Apr 28, 2001: Knab-Douglas Jurca MJ5 Sirocco (N44DK), G. Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind condition.

## 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 20010428007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010428007889A), Apr 28, 2001: Amtr JURCASIROCCO (N44DK), Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. (.19)On April 28, 2001, about 1605 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt jurca MJ5 sirocco, N44DK, was substantially damaged while landing at the Great Barrington…

## Other aircraft with N44DK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44DK): WHR Sales MX2, S/N 12, built 2012

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