# N107SS: 1989 Steele Samuel D RV-4, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Steele Samuel D RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-samuel-d-rv-4) (registry code 05608CV)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 6, 2006
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A02056
- Owner when cancelled: [Botts Randy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOTTS%20RANDY%20J)
- Location: [Perkinston, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Perkinston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7310° N, 89.0934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39573, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=107SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107SS-2013-05-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Steele Samuel D RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-samuel-d-rv-4.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA10LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA120), Jan 15, 2010: Steele Samuel D RV-4 (N107SS), Picayune, MS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the overweight and aft-center-of-gravity condition of the airplane at…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20100115028109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100115028109A), Jan 15, 2010: Steele Samu RV-4 (N107SS), Picayune, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The pilot/a&p/owner, was working on the auto pilot, on the day of the accident. The pilot took a passenger for the test flight, of the auto pilot. A witness…

## Other aircraft with N107SS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107SS): Sean P Sweeney DR 107 - ONE DESIGN, S/N SPS 1401, built 2014

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