# N4FD: 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: July 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4FD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4FD

## Aircraft that carried N4FD

- [Cancelled 2012-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4FD-2012-07-24): Hedeman Donald W-8, S/N 757, built 2006. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper)
- [Cancelled 1996-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4FD-1996-03-06): Wittman Tailwind W-8, S/N 252. Owner: [Hedeman Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEDEMAN%20DONALD%20L), [Dubuque, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Dubuque)
- [Cancelled 1991-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4FD-1991-09-18): Hedeman Donald L SONERAI-II, S/N 00267. Owner: [Millhof Gerald N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLHOF%20GERALD%20N), [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)

## NTSB investigations on N4FD (2)

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 CHI06CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA253), Sep 3, 2006: Hedeman Tailwind W8 (N4FD), Platteville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in a blocked fuel vent that led to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB MIA91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA128), Apr 27, 1991: Donald L. Hedeman SONERAI-II (N4FD), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE CARBURETOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4FD (2)

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 20060902026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060902026709A), Sep 2, 2006: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N4FD), Platteville, WI, Destroyed. (-23) The engine lost power and the aircraft crash landed in a farmer's alfalfa field.
- [Accident 19910427012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427012779A), Apr 27, 1991: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N4FD), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On forced landing engine quit on climbout. Struck pole. Carb idle adjustment screw stripped. Prior mixture problems

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