# N262DF: 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: June 10, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262DF

## Aircraft that carried N262DF

- [Cancelled 2023-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262DF-2023-06-10): Green L/Gilner D RV-4, S/N 1969, built 1996. Owner: [Clinthorne David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLINTHORNE%20DAVID%20W), [Fredericksburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fredericksburg)

## NTSB investigations on N262DF (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 ERA23LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA010), Oct 7, 2022: Green L/Gilner D RV-4 (N262DF), Rowlesburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed/angle-of-attack during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N262DF (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 20221007016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221007016319A), Oct 7, 2022: Green L/Gilner D RV-4 (N262DF), Rowlesburg, WV, Destroyed. Pilot statement:on oct 7th, 2022 I departed ezf for a VFR flight into the cheat river airstrip, WV. The flight was conducted under VFR, and the weather was VFR…

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