# N126JM: Jenkins Howard M RV-6A, registration cancelled 1997-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jenkins Howard M RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-howard-m-rv-6a) (registry code 05602W2)
- Serial number: 23408
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6A
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1996
- Last registry action: May 22, 1996
- Mode S code: A06AD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Jenkins Howard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20HOWARD%20M)
- Location: [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0347° N, 118.5040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90402, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126JM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=126JM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126JM-1997-11-01

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 Jenkins Howard M RV-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-howard-m-rv-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 CHI97LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA230), Jul 28, 1997: Jenkins RV-6 (N126JM), Middleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot was too low on final approach and hit the high vegetation.

## 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 19970728019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728019879A), Jul 28, 1997: Amtr RV6A (N126JM), Middleton, WI, Destroyed. Aircraft came in low and slow on approach, struck a bush, flipped over landed in a ditch. (-23) on July 28, 1997, at 1444 CST a vans RV6-A, N126JM, on final…

## Other aircraft with N126JM

- [Cancelled 2022-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126JM-2022-12-03): Mccarter John D CHLNGR II CLIP WG SP, S/N CH21101CW2145, built 2002. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Leblanc Brent C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEBLANC%20BRENT%20C), [Breaux Bridge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Breaux%20Bridge)

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