# N256SB: 1998 Sierra Paul F RAF 2000 GTX-SE, registration cancelled 2018-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sierra Paul F RAF 2000 GTX-SE](https://openairdocs.org/model/sierra-paul-f-raf-2000-gtx-se) (registry code 05605R1)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-97-8-294
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1998
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1998
- Last registry action: May 2, 2007
- Mode S code: A26F5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Paul F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20PAUL%20F)
- Location: [Lompoc, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lompoc)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5999° N, 120.3765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93436, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=256SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256SB-2018-01-12

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 Sierra Paul F RAF 2000 GTX-SE: https://openairdocs.org/model/sierra-paul-f-raf-2000-gtx-se.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 LAX02LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA149), May 5, 2002: Sierra RAF 2000 GTX-SE (N256SB), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for wind condition.

## 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 20020505007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020505007799A), May 5, 2002: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE (N256SB), Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 5, 2002, at 1345 pacific daylight time, a sierra raf 2000 gtx-se, N256SB, experienced rotor contact with the ground and the vertical fin during…

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