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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N986DB

N986DB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Birx Daniel VANS ACFT RV-6 built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 24, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Birx Daniel VANS ACFT RV-6 cancelled March 24, 2017

Serial number
60150
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1998
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 3, 1998
Last FAA action
March 16, 2010
Last owner
Birx Daniel L (Individual)
Oakley, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N986DB

LAX00LA141Accident on March 27, 2000 at Taft, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Birx VANS RV-6 · serial 60150

The in-flight collision with the ground for undetermined reasons.

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