# N306TA: 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: April 2, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=306TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N306TA

## Aircraft that carried N306TA

- [Cancelled 2022-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306TA-2022-04-02): Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4, S/N CX159, built 2008. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Foster Craig L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20CRAIG%20L), [Urbandale, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Urbandale)

## NTSB investigations on N306TA (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 CEN21LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA419), Sep 9, 2021: Thatcher CX4 (N306TA), Marshalltown, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly determine the correct fuel quantity during preflight inspection that resulted in a loss of engine power during approach due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N306TA (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 20210909015499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210909015499A), Sep 9, 2021: Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4 (N306TA), Marshalltown, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft ran out of fuel, landed in a corn field, aircraft flipped over.

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