# N55GM: Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA](https://openairdocs.org/model/dittenber-thomas-j-auriga) (registry code 05628SY)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2008
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A6FDB4
- Owner when cancelled: [Saxton-Getty Troy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAXTON-GETTY%20TROY)
- Location: [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4829° N, 117.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92590, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55GM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55GM-2018-01-25

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 Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA: https://openairdocs.org/model/dittenber-thomas-j-auriga.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 WPR14FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA243), Jun 13, 2014: Dittenber Thomas J Auriga (N55GM), Echo Bay, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for landing to an unlit runway in dark night conditions.

## 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 20140612008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140612008809A), Jun 12, 2014: Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA (N55GM), Echo Bay, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On June 12, 2014 at approximately 2105 pacific daylight time (PDT), an experimental-Dittenber express Auriga, N55GM, impacted terrain while attempting to land…

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