# N947DS: 2015 Dean Verne Smith CH 750 CRUZER, registration cancelled 2019-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dean Verne Smith CH 750 CRUZER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-verne-smith-ch-750-cruzer) (registry code 05634EW)
- Engine: [Viking 110](https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (registry code 63700)
- Serial number: C75-10047
- Year built: 2015
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Aircraft Co CH 750 CRUZER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 2016
- Certificate issued: July 29, 2015
- Last registry action: April 11, 2018
- Mode S code: AD2785
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Dean Verne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DEAN%20VERNE)
- Location: [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6610° N, 117.9679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92646, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=947DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947DS-2019-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Dean Verne Smith CH 750 CRUZER: https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-verne-smith-ch-750-cruzer.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 GAA19CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA090), Dec 8, 2018: Zenair CH 750 Cruzer (N947DS), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in hard, bounced landing, runway excursion, and impact with a hangar.

## 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 20181208017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181208017889A), Dec 8, 2018: Dean Verne Smith CH 750 CRUZER (N947DS), Hesperia, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot of N947DS was landing his experimental light sport aircraft on runway 21 at Hesperia Airport (L26) when the airplane bounced and began porpoising…

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