# N116RL: 1980 Nanchang China CJ-6A, registration cancelled 2018-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (registry code 056183N)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 3051222
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 1997
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2014
- Last registry action: August 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A043FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Changamajig Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANGAMAJIG%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7999° N, 75.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19803, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116RL-2018-03-20

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 Nanchang China CJ-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a.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 ERA13FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA309), Jun 30, 2013: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N116RL), Ocean City, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to terminate the intentional aerobatic spin at an altitude adequate to prevent impacting the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of situational awareness due…

## 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 20130630010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130630010659A), Jun 30, 2013: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N116RL), Ocean City, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Witness statements indicate aircraft did a spin into the Ocean.

## Other aircraft with N116RL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116RL): Xag P150 MAX, S/N 1863F25182295488QS93

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