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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N16DN

N16DN is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth ARCUS M built in 2015. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 29, 2018. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Schempp-Hirth ARCUS M cancelled October 29, 2018

Serial number
125
Type
Glider · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2015
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 30, 2015
Last FAA action
April 9, 2018
Last owner
Nadler David R (Individual)
Acton, MA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N16DN

WPR18LA177Accident on June 21, 2018 at Richfield, UT: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau GMBH ARCUS M · serial 125

An inflight loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site