# N246TM: 2002 Rich Mark WHEELER EXPRESS, registration cancelled 2017-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Rich Mark WHEELER EXPRESS](https://openairdocs.org/model/rich-mark-wheeler-express) (registry code 05614J6)
- 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: 145
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Wheeler Acft Co WHEELER EXPRESS
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 2002
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2002
- Last registry action: November 1, 2014
- Mode S code: A247FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Rich Mark J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICH%20MARK%20J)
- Location: [Menlo Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Menlo%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4513° N, 122.1823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246TM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=246TM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246TM-2017-11-20

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 Rich Mark WHEELER EXPRESS: https://openairdocs.org/model/rich-mark-wheeler-express.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 WPR17FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA185), Aug 19, 2017: Rich Wheeler Express CT (N246TM), Madras, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern for landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, 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 20170819010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170819010409A), Aug 19, 2017: Rich Mark WHEELER EXPRESS (N246TM), Madras, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot of the home-built Wheeler Express experimental aircraft N246TM was on his way to view the total eclipse at Madras Oregon. The pilot held a private…

## Other aircraft with N246TM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246TM): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3238

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