# N456MC: 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: December 31, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=456MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456MC

## Aircraft that carried N456MC

- [Cancelled 2022-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456MC-2022-12-31): Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4, S/N 2005, built 2020. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cranford Michael V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANFORD%20MICHAEL%20V), [Stephenville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Stephenville)
- [Cancelled 2007-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456MC-2007-11-02): Henry James R CHRISTIAN EAGLE II, S/N HENRY/MIDCOAST1, built 1985. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Shields Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIELDS%20ROBERT%20L), [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)

## NTSB investigations on N456MC (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 CEN22FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA064), Dec 8, 2021: Vans RV-4 (N456MC), Walsenburg, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while intentionally maneuvering in a canyon at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to enter a canyon environment…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N456MC (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 20211208020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211208020679A), Dec 8, 2021: Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4 (N456MC), Walsenburg, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On December 8, 2021, about 1013 mountain standard time, a vans RV-4 airplane, N456MC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near…

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