Koschak Matthew D RV-7
N16DK is a Koschak Matthew D RV-7, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2017. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Deerfield, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 10, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 21, 2017.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Koschak Matthew D
- Model
- RV-7
- Serial number
- 72938
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Superior IO-360 SER · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2017
- Kit
- VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-7
- Transponder code
- A0EFAA (octal 50167652)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 10, 2016
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 4, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built · September 21, 2017
- FAA region
- Great Lakes
- FAA record id
- 01219243
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Koschak Matthew D
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 23391 N Birchwood Ln
Deerfield, IL 60015-1256
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 2
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N16DK, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Koschak Matthew D, an individual, certificate issued May 10, 2016, expires May 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated September 21, 2017, consistent with the 2017 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 72938 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N16DK was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Keith Dennis RV6A (serial 21630, cancelled March 19, 1997); Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D (serial 911058D, cancelled February 7, 1990). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N16DK: Accident on February 13, 2008 at Leesburg, VA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on October 12, 1996 at Hurricane, UT: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beechcraft 390 · operated under 091
The airplane's runway excursion during landing roll following an encounter with ice. Contributing to the accident was the ice-covered runway, and the airport personnel's lack of knowledge regarding the runway condition.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Keith VANS RV-6A · operated under 091
the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs (diphenhydramine) which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were: dark night lighting conditions; inoperative airport runway lights; the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation; and the pilot's lack of total experience in night flight.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data