# Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 2804001
- Manufacturer (registry): DEHAVILLAND
- Model: DH115 VAMPIRE
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Turbo-jet
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: 12,500 to 19,999 lb
- Cruise speed: 403 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh115-vampire

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## Registered aircraft (5)

- [N115DH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DH): [Malousek Andrew James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALOUSEK%20ANDREW%20JAMES), [Lincoln, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Lincoln), built 1956, S/N 866
- [N23105](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23105): [Vampire Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAMPIRE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 1959, S/N 982
- [N4445D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4445D): [Warbirds Of The World Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBIRDS%20OF%20THE%20WORLD%20AIR%20MUSEUM), [Los Lunas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Lunas), built 1958, S/N A79/646
- [N593RH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N593RH): [Vampire Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAMPIRE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 1959, S/N 986
- [N920DH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920DH): [Red Rock Warbirds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20ROCK%20WARBIRDS%20INC), [Pleasant View, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Pleasant%20View), built 1955, S/N 15621

## 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 WPR16LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA181), Sep 17, 2016: Dehavilland DH115 Vampire (N4861K), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the canopy and subsequent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that…

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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.

- [Incident 20240817013109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240817013109I), Aug 17, 2024: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE (N115DH), Latrobe, PA, Minor damage. On Saturday, August 17, the pilot completed an aerobatic routine during an airshow. The wind was roughly 10 knots from a heading of 240 degrees with gusts to…
- [Accident 20160916015699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916015699A), Sep 16, 2016: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE (N4861K), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. During the national championship air races in Reno/Stead, NV N4861K experience sudden power loss. The airmen departed the race course and went over the field…
- [Incident 20150926016809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150926016809I), Sep 26, 2015: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE (N115DH), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft landed runway 27. Taxing back on "c" taxiway. During post landing cockpit cleanup procedures, pilot inadvertently selected the gear handle to the…
- [Incident 19970419014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419014649I), Apr 19, 1997: Dhav DHC2* (N391RH), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing pilot stated he thinks he pulled up the landing gear switch instead of flap switch. Aircraft skidded across runway. Engine caught fire.…
- [Incident 19940720040529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940720040529I), Jul 20, 1994: Amtrvp VAMPIRE (N115DH), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: after an uneventful personal flight on July 20, 1994 at 11:30 CDT, N115DH, a de havilland model MK55, registered to richard brinkman landed and…

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