# N809RD: 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: March 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=809RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N809RD

## Aircraft that carried N809RD

- [Cancelled 2018-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809RD-2018-03-13): Butcher Russell A RV9A, S/N 90781, built 2008. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schmitt Marcus J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMITT%20MARCUS%20J), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N809RD (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 CEN14LA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA527), Sep 27, 2014: Butcher Russell A RV9A (N809RD), Shepherd, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing approach after a loss of engine power, which led to a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N809RD (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 20140927017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140927017079A), Sep 27, 2014: Butcher Russell A RV9A (N809RD), Shepherd, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The private pilot was conducting a personal flight in VMC at his home airport with a friend on board. He made several approaches over the runway for friends on…

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