# N657DH: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, registration cancelled 1988-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1988
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002)
- Serial number: PG657
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A8A70E
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N657DH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=657DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N657DH-1988-10-04

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 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a.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 MKC85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA165), Jul 14, 1985: de Havilland DH 82A (N657DH), Ames, IA, 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 19850714044799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714044799A), Jul 14, 1985: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N657DH), Ames, IA, Substantial damage. While making a high speed taxi run on grass beside runway, wing struck boundry marker and went up on nose.

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