# N655DM: 1997 Merk Stephen T-BIRD TBT06, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Merk Stephen T-BIRD TBT06](https://openairdocs.org/model/merk-stephen-t-bird-tbt06) (registry code 056040T)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: TBA-1008
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1997
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2003
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A89FA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Eggleston Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EGGLESTON%20MARK%20A)
- Location: [Gobles, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gobles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3685° N, 85.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49055, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655DM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=655DM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N655DM-2015-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Merk Stephen T-BIRD TBT06: https://openairdocs.org/model/merk-stephen-t-bird-tbt06.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 CHI04LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA231), Aug 17, 2004: Stephen T-Bird TBT06 (N655DM), Gobles, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the climb capabilities of the airplane. The downdraft and the trees were…

## 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 20040817028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817028299A), Aug 17, 2004: Amtr TBIRDTBT06 (N655DM), Gobles, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Mark eggleston, the owner, had asked dwight fleming if he could teach him how to fly. Dwight said yes as he had been flying ultra lights for about 20…

## Other aircraft with N655DM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655DM): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2267

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