# N312RG: Golightly Robert B RV-4, registration cancelled 1994-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Golightly Robert B RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/golightly-robert-b-rv-4) (registry code 05608PR)
- Serial number: 1044
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1991
- Last registry action: July 9, 1991
- Mode S code: A34FBD
- Owners when cancelled: [Golightly Robert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLIGHTLY%20ROBERT%20B), [Golightly Elizabeth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLIGHTLY%20ELIZABETH%20J)
- Location: [Covina, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Covina)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0973° N, 117.9067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91722, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312RG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312RG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312RG-1994-05-04

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 Golightly Robert B RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/golightly-robert-b-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 LAX94FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA081), Dec 26, 1993: Golightly RV-4 (N312RG), La Verne, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the improper maintenance and installation of the fuel system lines and fittings, and the pilot's failure to ensure the engine fuel primer was locked prior to takeoff. An…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19931226047149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226047149A), Dec 26, 1993: Amtr RV4 (N312RG), La Verne, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power on climbout. Stalled trying to return. Fuel selector not in detente. Loose fuelline fitting. Primer open
- [Accident 19920926038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038819A), Sep 26, 1992: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N312RG), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Crash landed in rough open field. Ran a tank dry. Failed to switch to full tank.

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