# N244CU: 2002 Ulrich Christen VELOCITY XL RG, registration cancelled 2015-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ulrich Christen VELOCITY XL RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/ulrich-christen-velocity-xl-rg) (registry code 056104M)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3RX092
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Velocity Inc VELOCITY XL RG
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2001
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A23F20
- Owner when cancelled: [Christen Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTEN%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244CU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=244CU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244CU-2015-05-08

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 Ulrich Christen VELOCITY XL RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/ulrich-christen-velocity-xl-rg.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 MIA08FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA070), Mar 1, 2008: Ulrich Christen Velocity XL RG (N244CU), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot of the Velocity’s failure to see and avoid the flight of four RV-8s that had landed and were in the process of clearing the runway.

## 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 20080301837009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080301837009A), Mar 1, 2008: Amtr VELOCITYXLRG (N244CU), Titusville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On March 1,2008, a velocity xl (rg) operated by ulrich christen landed on runway 15 within a formation flight of RV-8 aircraft. During landing the…

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