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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N208BY

N208BY is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dix Richard E ACRO SPORT II built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 19, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Dix Richard E ACRO SPORT II cancelled October 19, 2007

Serial number
RED243
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2005
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 16, 2004
Last FAA action
September 18, 2007
Last owner
Dix Richard E (Individual)
Jackson, MI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N208BY

CHI06LA230Accident on August 12, 2006 at Coldwater, MI: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dix Acro Sport II · serial RED243

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the resulting forced landing which resulted in the inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. The rising terrain was a factor.

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