# N3344E: 1993 Rich Edwin D RV-4, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rich Edwin D RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/rich-edwin-d-rv-4) (registry code 05622CH)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2454
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1997
- Last registry action: March 29, 2004
- Mode S code: A3A794
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20MICHAEL%20J)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0340° N, 108.4866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3344E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3344E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3344E-2013-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Rich Edwin D RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/rich-edwin-d-rv-4.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN02LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA063), Jun 30, 2002: Rich RV-4 (N3344E), Grand Junction, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot failing to maintain aircraft control during the pull up maneuver. A factor relating to the accident was the inadvertent stall spin.
- [NTSB SEA94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA107), Apr 23, 1994: Rich RV-4 (N3344E), Weston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS INCLUDE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND NO SUITABLE SITE FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## 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 20020630012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630012739A), Jun 30, 2002: Amtr RV4 (N3344E), Glade Park, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On June 30, 2002, at 0830 mountain daylight time, a rich RV-4, N3344E, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when on initial climb, the airplane…
- [Accident 19940423014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423014279A), Apr 23, 1994: Amtr RV4 (N3344E), Westonn, ID, Substantial damage. Lost power circling weston. Crash land trying to avoid sprinkler system. Serious carburetor icing in area.

## Other aircraft with N3344E

- [Cancelled 1972-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3344E-1972-05-02): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6794. Owner: [Smith Calvin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CALVIN%20A), [Coachella, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coachella)

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