Single-engine piston

N696AK

1996 Homebuilt Dard 1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
1533
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1H6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sloans Aircraft Welding LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
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Registration record

N696AK on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Dard 1
Serial
1533
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1H6
Registered owner
Sloans Aircraft Welding LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2025-02-15
Airworthiness date
2023-07-15
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9410A
Mode S (octal)
52240412
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N696AK.
  • 2024-03-18
    Accident at Anchorage, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N696AK

N696AK is a 1996 Homebuilt Dard 1, serial number 1533. The FAA register lists Sloans Aircraft Welding LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1H6 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 15, 2023.

N696AK has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-03-18 Accident · Anchorage, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC24LA019
Reported aircraft: Michael G Darby Dard 1
Probable cause: The pilot s loss of directional control while landing in soft snow, resulting in a nose over.
NTSB report ↗

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.