# N500DK: 1943 Howard DGA-15P, registration cancelled 2018-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-717](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 751
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 6, 1995
- Last registry action: July 10, 2013
- Mode S code: A63A45
- Owner when cancelled: [Widmer Arnold D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIDMER%20ARNOLD%20D)
- Location: [Oakes, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Oakes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.1027° N, 98.1423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58474, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500DK-2018-03-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Howard DGA-15P: https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p.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 ANC75FAA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAA23), May 4, 1975: Howard DGA15P (N500DK), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19750504019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750504019169A), May 4, 1975: Jbmstr DGA15P (N500DK), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage

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