# N339RH: 1989 Halstead Richard J SANDPIPER, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Halstead Richard J SANDPIPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/halstead-richard-j-sandpiper) (registry code 0561661)
- Engine: [Continental O-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (registry code 17402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RJ-82
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 2013
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2012
- Last registry action: February 12, 2018
- Mode S code: A3B8BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hall Rodney R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20RODNEY%20R)
- Location: [Portsmouth, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Portsmouth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8933° N, 76.3733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23703, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339RH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=339RH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339RH-2021-10-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Halstead Richard J SANDPIPER: https://openairdocs.org/model/halstead-richard-j-sandpiper.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 BFO89DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89DID01), Mar 17, 1989: Halstead Sandpiper (N339RH), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT/BUILDERS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RUDDERVADOR AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FAA TO DETECT THE FLAW DURING THE…

## 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 19890317004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004189A), Mar 17, 1989: Amtr SANDPIPER (N339RH), Portmouth, VA, Destroyed. Bounced on first landing unable to flare. Pitch up on go around unable to lower nose. Ruddervators, set wrong pitch

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