# N311U: 1999 Goodman Robert Bruce RV-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Goodman Robert Bruce RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodman-robert-bruce-rv-4) (registry code 05605ZV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2362
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1999
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1998
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A34C4A
- Registered owner: [Goodman Robert Bruce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODMAN%20ROBERT%20BRUCE)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7926° N, 84.4480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30318, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=311U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311U

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Goodman Robert Bruce RV-4)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA10CA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA476), Sep 12, 2010: Goodman Robert Bruce RV-4 (N311U), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid marked power lines during low-level flight over a lake.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20100912046209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100912046209A), Sep 12, 2010: Goodman Rob RV-4 (N311U), Gainesville, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft N311U, an experimental home built model RV-4, was flying low over lake lanier, Georgia when the right main landing gear struck a power line resulting…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N311U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N311U before.

- [Cancelled 1970-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311U-1970-06-29): Beech G18S, S/N 51-11764. Owner: [Aerial Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20SERVICES%20INC), [London, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/London)

## Related

- Other Goodman Robert Bruce RV-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/goodman-robert-bruce-rv-4/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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