# Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05628SY
- Manufacturer (registry): DITTENBER THOMAS J
- Model: AURIGA
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/dittenber-thomas-j-auriga

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 WPR14FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA243), Jun 13, 2014: Dittenber Thomas J Auriga (N55GM), Echo Bay, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for landing to an unlit runway in dark night conditions.

## 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 20140612008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140612008809A), Jun 12, 2014: Dittenber Thomas J AURIGA (N55GM), Echo Bay, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On June 12, 2014 at approximately 2105 pacific daylight time (PDT), an experimental-Dittenber express Auriga, N55GM, impacted terrain while attempting to land…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Kazmierczak Robert L AURIGA](https://openairdocs.org/model/kazmierczak-robert-l-auriga): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605U0
- [Hoppe Eric P AURIGA](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoppe-eric-p-auriga): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607QF
- [Mathieson Nathanael W AURIGA](https://openairdocs.org/model/mathieson-nathanael-w-auriga): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618ZJ
- [Siebel James A AURIGA](https://openairdocs.org/model/siebel-james-a-auriga): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05601IK
- [Starck Robert L AURIGA](https://openairdocs.org/model/starck-robert-l-auriga): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05626BG
- [Holmlund Victor P AURIGA](https://openairdocs.org/model/holmlund-victor-p-auriga): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056296S

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