# N277E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 10, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=277E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277E

## Aircraft that carried N277E

- [Cancelled 2020-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277E-2020-07-10): Forrest Foster VANS RV-12, S/N 120206, built 2014. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- [Cancelled 2008-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277E-2008-10-29): Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L, S/N 1277, built 2008. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Vertical Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTICAL%20LINES%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N277E (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 GAA19CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA217), Apr 14, 2019: Vans Vans RV-12 (N277E), Wall, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart from a slush-covered runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and a subsequent nose-over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N277E (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 20190414002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190414002779A), Apr 14, 2019: Forrest Foster VANS RV-12 (N277E), Wall, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot and passenger landed in Wall and ate breakfast then taxied for takeoff and as they were rotating the nose gear was off the ground and the left main gear…

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