# N424A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: March 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=424A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424A

## Aircraft that carried N424A

- [Cancelled 2022-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424A-2022-03-05): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 553-2012, built 2012. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gulf Coast Aerial LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20COAST%20AERIAL%20LLC), [Gulf Shores, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Gulf%20Shores)
- [Cancelled 2009-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424A-2009-06-25): Smart Arthur Gene AC-2, S/N 21997. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smart Arthur G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMART%20ARTHUR%20G), [Irvington, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Irvington)
- [Cancelled 1955-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424A-1955-05-11): Sikorsky S-55, S/N 55708. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mohawk Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOHAWK%20AIRLINES%20INC)

## NTSB investigations on N424A (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 ERA18FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA208), Aug 4, 2018: Champion 8GCBC (N424A), Foley, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N424A (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 20180804009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804009979A), Aug 4, 2018: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC (N424A), Foley, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Experienced ground crew witness observed aircraft pick up a large banner and climb steeply in a normal manner to raise banner from the ground. At approximately…

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