# N4678: Dan Wells VANS RV-10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dan Wells VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/dan-wells-vans-rv-10) (registry code 05643R5, 4 seats)
- Serial number: 40776
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10 QUICKBUILD
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2026
- Expires: May 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A5B70C
- Registered owner: [Wells Dan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20DAN)
- Location: [Payson, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Payson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9506° N, 111.6886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84651, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4678
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4678

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 (Dan Wells VANS RV-10)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4678.

## NTSB investigations on N4678 not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA06CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA083), Apr 19, 2006: CubCrafters CC-18-180 (N4678), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction failed to maintain airplane directional control during the landing roll, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. An inadvertent ground loop was a factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4678.

## Reports on N4678 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N4678, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20210623014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210623014129I), Jun 23, 2021: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (N4678), Andover, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot was not intending to fly. He only wanted to do a high speed taxi to get the feel of the aircraft. Pilot applied power and rolled down the runway. Tail…
- [Accident 20060419006729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419006729A), Apr 19, 2006: Cubcft CC18180 (N4678), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor stated that the trainee made a normal approach and a smooth wheel landing. Trainee was maintaining directional control when aircraft ground…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N4678 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4678, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2024FA0000274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2024FA0000274), Feb 8, 2024: FILLET. CRACKED. WE HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE OF CRACKING ON THE BULKHEAD - WING FILLET, STA. 181

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N4678

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4678 before.

- [Cancelled 1976-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4678-1976-05-21): Flannigan FLANNIGAN SAILWING, S/N 1. Owner: [Flannigan Michael F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLANNIGAN%20MICHAEL%20F), [Excelsior, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Excelsior)

## Related

- Other Dan Wells VANS RV-10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dan-wells-vans-rv-10/aircraft.md

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