# N427LB: 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=427LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427LB

## Aircraft that carried N427LB

- [Cancelled 2022-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LB-2022-04-02): Blixt Larry D RANS S-12, S/N 05934191195. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [13fg LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/13FG%20LLC), [Cedaredge, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Cedaredge)

## NTSB investigations on N427LB (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 CEN20LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA169), May 3, 2020: Rans S-12 (N427LB), Delta, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a test flight which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N427LB (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 20200503004979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200503004979A), May 3, 2020: Blixt Larry D RANS S-12 (N427LB), Delta, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot and owner spent 2 years reworking this aircraft. The day of the flight many thought he was only doing taxi tests. Flight into terrain for unknown reasons.

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