# N4309M: 1995 Twibell Richard Dale TANGENT 65, registration cancelled 2003-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Twibell Richard Dale TANGENT 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/twibell-richard-dale-tangent-65) (registry code 05626XK)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RT002
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1995
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1995
- Last registry action: July 15, 2003
- Mode S code: A526BD
- Owners when cancelled: [Mccluan Larry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLUAN%20LARRY%20R), [Dedrick Ray L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEDRICK%20RAY%20L)
- Location: [Hesperia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hesperia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3602° N, 117.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92345, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4309M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4309M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309M-2003-10-07

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 Twibell Richard Dale TANGENT 65: https://openairdocs.org/model/twibell-richard-dale-tangent-65.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 LAX96LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA156), Apr 6, 1996: Twibell Tangent 65 (N4309M), Lucerne Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's decision to buzz the area and his ostentatious display.

## 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 19960406006109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406006109A), Apr 6, 1996: Amtr TANGENT65 (N4309M), Lucerne Valley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Circled windsock at 80FT AGL steep ening bank to vertical. Wing hit dry lake bed. Homebuilt cartwheeled.

## Other aircraft with N4309M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4309M): Harmening HIGH FLYER EXECUTIVE, S/N 006034, built 2001
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309M-undated): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288390071. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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