# N262MA: 2008 Eckenrode Carl J VANS ACFT RV-6, registration cancelled 2012-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eckenrode Carl J VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/eckenrode-carl-j-vans-acft-rv-6) (registry code 05608ZM)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-320-E2D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (registry code 42123)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20265
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 13, 2008
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2011
- Last registry action: May 13, 2011
- Mode S code: A2877F
- Owner when cancelled: [P-L Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P-L%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/N262MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262MA-2012-04-06

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 Eckenrode Carl J VANS ACFT RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/eckenrode-carl-j-vans-acft-rv-6.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 ERA12FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA057), Nov 1, 2011: Eckenrode Carl J Vans RV-6 (N262MA), Taylorsville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's entry into an uncontrolled descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and the pilot’s medical history did not reveal any…

## 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 20111101025819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111101025819A), Nov 1, 2011: Eckenrode Carl J VANS ACFT RV-6 (N262MA), Taylorsville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed mount sterling-montgomery county…

## Other aircraft with N262MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262MA): Compagnie Daher TBM 700, S/N 1335
- [Cancelled 2017-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262MA-2017-06-26): Boeing 737-800, S/N 28405. Owner: [Contrail Aviation Support LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTRAIL%20AVIATION%20SUPPORT%20LLC), [Verona, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Verona)

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