# N803DR: 1997 Roebuck David L S-10 SAKOTA, registration cancelled 2011-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Roebuck David L S-10 SAKOTA](https://openairdocs.org/model/roebuck-david-l-s-10-sakota) (registry code 05604JJ)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0297180
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 2000
- Last registry action: June 18, 2009
- Mode S code: AAED5D
- Location: [Superior, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Superior)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0667° N, 98.0975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68978, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=803DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803DR-2011-08-01

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 Roebuck David L S-10 SAKOTA: https://openairdocs.org/model/roebuck-david-l-s-10-sakota.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX5152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5152), Nov 22, 1997: FUEL LINE. BURNED. THE VINYL/PLASTIC TUBING USED THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS MADE OF A HIGHLY FLAMMABLE MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY THE KIT MANUFACTURER. THIS TUBING LAYING AGAI

## 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 ATL98LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA012), Nov 22, 1997: Roebuck Rans S-10 Sakota (N803DR), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the airplane builder's improper routing of vinyl/plastic cooling/vent line(s) for the engine oil system, and improper materials supplied by the manufacturer, which led to overheating of the line(s)…

## 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 19971122043259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971122043259A), Nov 22, 1997: Stemme S10 (N803DR), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Smoke in cabin on climbout. Returned safely. Burned on runway. Had routed inflamable fuel lines near exhaust. (-23) after takeoff at approximately 800 AGL, the…

## Other aircraft with N803DR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803DR): Reddick Jonathan L RV8, S/N 82497, built 2019

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