# N43EM: 1981 Baker Bobby Dean RV-3, registration cancelled 2012-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Baker Bobby Dean RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-bobby-dean-rv-3) (registry code 05608J9)
- 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: 815
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2002
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A52135
- Owner when cancelled: [Armstrong William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMSTRONG%20WILLIAM%20D)
- Location: [Laramie, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Laramie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4273° N, 105.5503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82072, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43EM-2012-06-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Baker Bobby Dean RV-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-bobby-dean-rv-3.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 DEN06LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA116), Aug 24, 2006: Baker RV-3AB (N43EM), Laramie, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the right wing spar during aerobatic flight. Contributing to the accident was the owner/operator's failure to comply with the service bulletin issued by the kit manufacturer.

## 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 20060823017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060823017669A), Aug 23, 2006: Amtr RV3 (N43EM), Laramie, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 23, 2006, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying at the Laramie airport performing aerobatic maneuvers. He flew over runway 03 at…
- [Incident 20020825025359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825025359I), Aug 25, 2002: Amtr RV3 (N43EM), Jefferson, WY, Minor damage. (-23) While in cruise, aircraft loss propeller in flight. Landed without further incident on dirt road. Aircraft was not inspected within the last 12 months.

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