# N891DS: 1991 Stearns Dick R LONGSTER, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stearns Dick R LONGSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/stearns-dick-r-longster) (registry code 056185T)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1991
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1991
- Last registry action: November 29, 1994
- Mode S code: AC4967
- Owner when cancelled: [Stearns Dick R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEARNS%20DICK%20R)
- Location: [Frewsburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Frewsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0529° N, 79.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14738, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N891DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=891DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891DS-2013-09-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Stearns Dick R LONGSTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/stearns-dick-r-longster.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 NYC91DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DFJ01), Jul 1, 1991: Sterns Sterns Longster (N891DS), Mayville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE. ALSO CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL…

## 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 19910701025179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025179A), Jul 1, 1991: Amtr LONGSTER (N891DS), Mayville, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and spun into gravel pit on homebuilt test flight.

## Other aircraft with N891DS

- [Cancelled 2026-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891DS-2026-03-23): Boeing 737-800A, S/N 67828. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

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