# N456DG: 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: September 15, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=456DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456DG

## Aircraft that carried N456DG

- [Cancelled 2026-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456DG-2026-09-15): David Green CCX-1865, S/N CCX-1865-2027. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Aero Assurance Services LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20ASSURANCE%20SERVICES%20LLC%20TRUSTEE), [Yakima, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yakima)
- [Cancelled 2013-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456DG-2013-05-03): Gardner Douglas P VAN/RV8A, S/N 80717, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gardner Douglas P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20DOUGLAS%20P), [Palm Harbor, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Harbor)

## NTSB investigations on N456DG (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 ERA10LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA280), May 23, 2010: Gardner Douglas P VAN/RV8A (N456DG), Sebring, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N456DG (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 20100523044109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100523044109A), May 23, 2010: Gardner Dou VAN/RV8A (N456DG), Sebring, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Approximately 10:00 am I received a call in reference to a plane crash in highlands county, Sebring FL. During my investigation I detected no odor of fuel and…

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