# N581DS: 2008 Cirrus Design SR22, registration cancelled 2009-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (registry code 2130001)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (registry code 17215)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00009CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00009CH), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3164
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 29, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2008
- Last registry action: September 29, 2008
- Mode S code: A779FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Sequoia Airways LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEQUOIA%20AIRWAYS%20LLC)
- Location: [Avon, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Avon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7644° N, 86.4034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46123, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N581DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=581DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581DS-2009-12-31

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Cirrus Design SR22: https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22.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 ERA09FA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA429), Jul 31, 2009: Cirrus SR-22 (N581DS), Ravenswood, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper modification of the certified, on-board oxygen system, which resulted in incapacitation due to hypoxia, and the airplane's subsequent uncontrolled descent into 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 20090730048049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090730048049A), Jul 30, 2009: Cirrus Desi SR22 (N581DS), Ravenswood, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ravenswood Airport, WV (I18): N581DS, an SR22, departed york, NE (jyr) enroute to eagle creek, in (eye), crashed for reasons unknown in a rural area 9.6 miles…

## Other aircraft with N581DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N581DS): Nanchang China CJ-6, S/N 832004, built 1968

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