# N262DF: 1996 Green L/Gilner D RV-4, registration cancelled 2023-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Green L/Gilner D RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/green-l-gilner-d-rv-4) (registry code 05602D5)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1969
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 5, 2014
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A286BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Clinthorne David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLINTHORNE%20DAVID%20W)
- Location: [Fredericksburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fredericksburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2835° N, 77.5825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22407, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262DF-2023-06-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Green L/Gilner D RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/green-l-gilner-d-rv-4.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 ERA23LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA010), Oct 7, 2022: Green L/Gilner D RV-4 (N262DF), Rowlesburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed/angle-of-attack during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain.

## 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 20221007016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221007016319A), Oct 7, 2022: Green L/Gilner D RV-4 (N262DF), Rowlesburg, WV, Destroyed. Pilot statement:on oct 7th, 2022 I departed ezf for a VFR flight into the cheat river airstrip, WV. The flight was conducted under VFR, and the weather was VFR…

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