# N176FB: 2014 Murray Blair L FREE BIRD CLASSIC, registration cancelled 2018-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Murray Blair L FREE BIRD CLASSIC](https://openairdocs.org/model/murray-blair-l-free-bird-classic) (registry code 05633U6)
- Engine: [Hirth 3203](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3203) (registry code 33733)
- Serial number: 42014
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Free Bird Innovations Inc LITESPORT CLASSIC
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 2015
- Certificate issued: March 17, 2015
- Last registry action: March 17, 2015
- Mode S code: A12FF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Murray Blair L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURRAY%20BLAIR%20L)
- Location: [Kylertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Kylertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9993° N, 78.1655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16847, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176FB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176FB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176FB-2018-08-09

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 Murray Blair L FREE BIRD CLASSIC: https://openairdocs.org/model/murray-blair-l-free-bird-classic.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 ERA16LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA010), Oct 12, 2015: Murray Blair L Free Bird Classic (N176FB), Kylertown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during approach for landing, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of flight…

## 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 20151012018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151012018939A), Oct 12, 2015: Murray Blair L FREE BIRD CLASSIC (N176FB), Kylertown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N176FB, an experimental amateur built aircraft, crashed on route 1011 for unknown reasons.

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