# N239X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=239X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239X

## Aircraft that carried N239X

- [Cancelled 2013-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239X-2013-09-17): Fish Robert P RV 4, S/N 812. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fish Robert P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISH%20ROBERT%20P), [Monrovia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Monrovia)

## NTSB investigations on N239X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUG03), Mar 21, 1989: Van'S/Fish RV-4 (N239X), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY LATCH THE CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER INTO A STALL DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT AT AN ATTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO RECOVER SAFELY. A…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N239X (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890321004289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321004289A), Mar 21, 1989: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N239X), Hesperia, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Canopy came off on initial climb. Pilot had failed to secure it, then stalled on the homebuilt maneuvering to land.

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