# N986DB: 1998 Birx Daniel VANS ACFT RV-6, registration cancelled 2017-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Birx Daniel VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/birx-daniel-vans-acft-rv-6) (registry code 056055S)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 60150
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1998
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: ADC1BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Birx Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRX%20DANIEL%20L)
- Location: [Oakley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9935° N, 121.6912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94561, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=986DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986DB-2017-03-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Birx Daniel VANS ACFT RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/birx-daniel-vans-acft-rv-6.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 LAX00LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA141), Mar 27, 2000: Birx Vans RV-6 (N986DB), Taft, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with the ground for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20000327004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000327004899A), Mar 27, 2000: Amtr VANSRV6 (N986DB), Taft, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) La center observed the a/c descend out of 11,000 to 5,000 where the a/c went off the controllers radar screen, the a/c crashed in terrain. At…

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