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N169RD1993 Dietrich Richard W NIEUPORT 12

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 2, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Morrice, MI
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 1992
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1997
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Morrice, MI
Certificate issued
Jun 11, 1992
Canceled
Jan 2, 2018
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Sep 23, 1993

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Dietrich Richard W
Model
NIEUPORT 12
Year
1993
Serial number
005
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A11498

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1992 – 2018Individual ownerMorrice, MI

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 29, 1997 · Byron, MI

The owner/pilot mechanic's inadequate inspection of the aircraft which led to contamination (other than water) of the fuel filter.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Serious
Report
CHI97LA190

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI97LA190)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Fuel · filter · pluggedJun 29, 1997

    FUEL LINE INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN FOR 2 MONTHS DURING OTHER REPAIRS. LINE ASSEMBLED WITHOUT PROPER INSPECTION. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED UNKNOWN CONTAMINATE IN FILTER OF LT CARBURETOR. RECOMMEND ALWAYS PLUGGING LINES DURING DIS-ASSEMBLY. ALWAYS PURGE LINES AND CHECK FLOW PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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