# N85RB: Balzer DSK-1 HAWK, registration cancelled 1981-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balzer DSK-1 HAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/balzer-dsk-1-hawk) (registry code 0565836)
- Serial number: 75-0042
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1977
- Mode S code: ABA678
- Owner when cancelled: [Balzar Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALZAR%20RICHARD%20L)
- Location: [Washington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85RB-1981-12-17

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 Balzer DSK-1 HAWK: https://openairdocs.org/model/balzer-dsk-1-hawk.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 ATL82FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA014), Nov 1, 1981: Balzer DSK-1 (N85RB), Washington, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19811101072749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101072749A), Nov 1, 1981: Amtr DSK1HAWK (N85RB), Washington, NC, Destroyed. Was to flight test homebuilt. On liftoff and land on runway. Instead, climbed out. Circled, began roll, wing folded

## Other aircraft with N85RB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85RB): Bell 206B, S/N 831, built 1972

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