# N176: Culley OSPREY, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Culley OSPREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/culley-osprey) (registry code 9570580)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 176
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1986
- Last registry action: June 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A12F76
- Location: [Iron Mountain, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Iron%20Mountain)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9272° N, 88.0158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49801, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176-2012-11-29

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Culley OSPREY: https://openairdocs.org/model/culley-osprey.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 CHI90DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM05), Jul 1, 1990: Oo-Culley Osprey (N176), Iron Mountain, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: JAMMING OF THE RUDDER CABLE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE PULLEY SUPPORT BRACKET AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY.

## 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 19900701042829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701042829A), Jul 1, 1990: Amtros OSPREY2 (N176), Iron Mountain-K, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rudder cable came off pulley,jammed rudder full left on takeoff. Stalled into river. Improper maintenance by pilot.

## Other aircraft with N176

- [Cancelled 1973-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176-1973-09-25): Beech 65, S/N LC-314. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Webb Thomas Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEBB%20THOMAS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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