# N244WW: O'Neill Eugene S RV-3, registration cancelled 2000-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [O'Neill Eugene S RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/o-neill-eugene-s-rv-3) (registry code 05608J3)
- Serial number: 244
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1998
- Last registry action: June 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A240E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Castlebary Thomas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASTLEBARY%20THOMAS%20D)
- Location: [Anderson, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Anderson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4566° N, 122.3070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96007, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244WW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=244WW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244WW-2000-04-05

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 O'Neill Eugene S RV-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/o-neill-eugene-s-rv-3.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 LAX98FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA305), Sep 26, 1998: O'Neil VAN'S RV-3 (N244WW), Arbuckle, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to continue VFR flight in instrument conditions, which led to his spatial disorientation and in-flight loss of aircraft control, and, resulted in a pilot-induced overload failure…

## 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 19980926039169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926039169A), Sep 26, 1998: Amtr RV3 (N244WW), Arbuckle, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23)On September 26,1998, about 08:10 PDT, an experimental reynolds RV-3, N244WW, en route to atwater, CA experienced and in-flight breakup over Arbuckle, CA.…

## Other aircraft with N244WW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244WW): Bell 206B, S/N 1962, built 1976

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