# N330RJ: 1989 Gilbert John D SWEARINGEN SX300, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gilbert John D SWEARINGEN SX300](https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-john-d-swearingen-sx300) (registry code 05612XD)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 71
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1988
- Last registry action: January 24, 2001
- Mode S code: A3974F
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilbert John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20JOHN%20D)
- Location: [Vienna, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Vienna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8954° N, 77.2561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22180, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=330RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330RJ-2013-09-19

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 Gilbert John D SWEARINGEN SX300: https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-john-d-swearingen-sx300.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 LAX93LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA012), Oct 14, 1992: Gilbert SX300 (N330RJ), Rosamond, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING WHICH LED TO AN INADVERTENT STALL SPIN.

## 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 19921014042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921014042189A), Oct 14, 1992: Amtres SX300 (N330RJ), Rosamond, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Rolled violently on short final. Crashed and burned. Servere gusty crosswind existed. FBO said accelerated stall.

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