# N41831: 1974 Gage MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1, registration cancelled 2018-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gage MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/gage-midget-mustang-mm-1) (registry code 056279N)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: HG1
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2002
- Last registry action: March 27, 2012
- Mode S code: A4F4B3
- Owners when cancelled: [Ratsch Kurt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATSCH%20KURT), [Ratsch Doris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATSCH%20DORIS)
- Location: [Thornton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Thornton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9291° N, 104.9543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80241, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41831
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41831
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41831-2018-01-04

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 Gage MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/gage-midget-mustang-mm-1.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 CEN12CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA537), Aug 11, 2012: Gage Midget Mustang MM-1 (N41831), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## 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 20120811015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811015879A), Aug 11, 2012: Gage MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 (N41831), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. On 08/11/2012 at 1415 MDT, N41831 a experimental amateur built midget mustang departed runway 33 at Erie Municapal Airport. There was one person on board who…

## Other aircraft with N41831

- [Cancelled 1968-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41831-1968-06-28): Douglas DC3A, S/N 3275. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Fowler David F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOWLER%20DAVID%20F), Djakarta

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