# N277MB: Stearns ER BD-4, registration cancelled 1989-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Stearns ER BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/stearns-er-bd-4) (registry code 11304F3)
- Serial number: 4469
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1986
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A2C192
- Owner when cancelled: [Stearns Eugene R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEARNS%20EUGENE%20R)
- Location: [Corvallis, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Corvallis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4681° N, 123.2938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97333, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=277MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277MB-1989-09-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Stearns ER BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/stearns-er-bd-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 LAX89DVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVD03), Mar 8, 1989: Stearns BD-4 (N277MB), Leggett, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS,…

## 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 19890308004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308004599A), Mar 8, 1989: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N277MB), Leggett, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees while trying to see terrain in low ceiling and fog. Had been following coast over water.

## Other aircraft with N277MB

- [Cancelled 2026-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277MB-2026-03-25): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 3918, built 2013. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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