Single-engine piston

N16DK

2017 Homebuilt RV-7

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

2017

Serial

72938

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Superior IO-360 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Deerfield, IL

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Registration record

N16DK on the FAA register

Type

2017 Homebuilt RV-7

Serial

72938

Engines

Superior IO-360 series

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Deerfield, IL

Certificate issued

2016-05-10

Airworthiness date

2017-09-21

Registration expires

2029-05-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A0EFAA

Mode S (octal)

50167652

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Kit

Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2029-05-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2017-09-21
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2016-05-10
Certificate of registration issued as N16DK to the current registrant.
1997-03-19
N16DK previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV6A (s/n 21630); cancelled.
1996-10-12
Accident at Hurricane, UT; damage: destroyed.
1990-02-07
N16DK previously assigned to a Hughes 500D (s/n 911058D); cancelled.

Overview

About N16DK

N16DK is a 2017 Homebuilt RV-7, serial number 72938. It is registered to an individual in Deerfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Superior IO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 21, 2017.

N16DK has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-02-13 Accident · Leesburg, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC08LA099

Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 390 — a different aircraft that carried the N16DK registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: 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.

1996-10-12 Accident · Hurricane, UT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA97LA013

Reported aircraft: Keith Vans RV-6A

Probable cause: 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.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.