# N796DM: 1997 Merkel Dick ACRO SPORT II, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Merkel Dick ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/merkel-dick-acro-sport-ii) (registry code 05603QG)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 1044
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 2, 1997
- Last registry action: August 26, 2013
- Mode S code: AACEA6
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796DM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=796DM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796DM-2015-05-11

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 Merkel Dick ACRO SPORT II: https://openairdocs.org/model/merkel-dick-acro-sport-ii.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 CHI04CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA138), Jun 5, 2004: Merkel Acro Sport II (N796DM), Beloit, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's continued flight with an inoperable fuel quantity indicator and the…

## 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 20040605016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605016949A), Jun 5, 2004: Amtr ACROSPORTII (N796DM), Beloit, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 5th, 2004 at 1615 CDT, an experimental, amateur built, acro sport ii registered to and operated by richard e. merkel lost power in cruise flight…

## Other aircraft with N796DM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796DM): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2322

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