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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N261MD

N261MD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1 built in 2020. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 26, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N261MD is reserved by a private party since June 26, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Mauro C Dal Canto AR-1 cancelled June 26, 2023

Serial number
0048
Type
Rotorcraft · Four-cycle piston
Year built
2020
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 15, 2020
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Last owner
Dal Canto Mauro C (Individual)
Park City, UT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N261MD

WPR21LA070Accident on December 16, 2020 at Heber City, UT: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Silverlight Aviation LLC AR-1 · serial 0048

The pilot’s failure to follow the procedures for takeoff in the Pilot Operating Handbook, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with the terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to receive additional training in the gyroplane.

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