# N9964M: David M Wells RV-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [David M Wells RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-m-wells-rv-6) (registry code 05639Y6, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 23968
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
- Certificate issued: April 1, 2021
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ADEBDD
- Registered owner: [Wells David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Lebanon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5322° N, 122.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97355, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9964M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9964M

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 (David M Wells RV-6)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9964M.

## NTSB investigations on N9964M not matched to an aircraft (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 ANC05LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA136), Sep 2, 2005: Cessna 207 (N9964M), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose gear steering mechanism during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent encounter with the runway.
- [NTSB ANC90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA060), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna 207 (N9964M), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9964M.

## Reports on N9964M not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N9964M, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20050902022969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050902022969A), Sep 2, 2005: Cessna 207A (N9964M), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] the pilot landed without incident, but upon roll out the pilot lost steering control of the aircraft and the aircraft veered to…
- [Accident 19900413008819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008819A), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna 207 (N9964M), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Wing struck a snowbank while maneuvering at a low altitude. Aircraft cartwheeled and crashed.

## 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 N9964M not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N9964M, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR FXT2005F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXT2005F00000), Jun 21, 2005: CYLINDER HEAD. CRACKED. AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT HEARD A POP FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING RUFF. BROUGHT PLANE BACK TO AIRPORT RUNNING WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. AN INSPECTIO

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other David M Wells RV-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/david-m-wells-rv-6/aircraft.md

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