# N306TA: 2008 Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4, registration cancelled 2022-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4](https://openairdocs.org/model/finley-wilbur-h-thatcher-cx4) (registry code 056259Y)
- Engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550)
- Serial number: CX159
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 2009
- Certificate issued: December 6, 2018
- Last registry action: December 6, 2018
- Mode S code: A33746
- Owner when cancelled: [Foster Craig L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20CRAIG%20L)
- Location: [Urbandale, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Urbandale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6356° N, 93.8185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50323, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N306TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=306TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306TA-2022-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4: https://openairdocs.org/model/finley-wilbur-h-thatcher-cx4.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 CEN21LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA419), Sep 9, 2021: Thatcher CX4 (N306TA), Marshalltown, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly determine the correct fuel quantity during preflight inspection that resulted in a loss of engine power during approach due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20210909015499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210909015499A), Sep 9, 2021: Finley Wilbur H THATCHER CX4 (N306TA), Marshalltown, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft ran out of fuel, landed in a corn field, aircraft flipped over.

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