# N215DG: Lerch Gerhard RV6A, registration cancelled 2021-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2021
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lerch Gerhard RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lerch-gerhard-rv6a) (registry code 05604HH)
- 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: 23218
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 17, 2021
- Last registry action: February 17, 2021
- Mode S code: A1CC67
- Owner when cancelled: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0464° N, 84.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31709, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215DG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215DG-2021-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Lerch Gerhard RV6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/lerch-gerhard-rv6a.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 CEN15LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA421), Sep 22, 2015: Lerch RV6A (N215DG), Deckerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight loss of engine oil after the oil filter separated from the engine adapter assembly because of an incorrect modification of the oil filter adapter assembly, which resulted in a…

## 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 20150922016889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150922016889A), Sep 22, 2015: Lerch Gerhard RV6A (N215DG), Deckerville, MI, Substantial damage. Approximately 45 minutes into his third flight of the day, the pilot reported smelling a strange odor. He looked at his engine instruments and noticed zero oil…

## Other aircraft with N215DG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215DG): Autogyro Certification CAVALON, S/N RSUK/V00681

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