# N440KC: Golden Circle TIERRA 1, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Golden Circle TIERRA 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-circle-tierra-1) (registry code 0590253)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2007
- Last registry action: September 28, 2007
- Mode S code: A54B81
- Owner when cancelled: [Crofts Kerry S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROFTS%20KERRY%20S)
- Location: [Vernal, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Vernal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440KC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=440KC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440KC-2013-09-19

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 Golden Circle TIERRA 1: https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-circle-tierra-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 WPR10CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA084), Oct 24, 2009: Golden Circle Tierra I (N440KC), Jensen, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20091024052689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024052689A), Oct 24, 2009: Golden Circ TIERRA 1 (N440KC), Jensen, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed vernal, UT on 10/24/2009 for a local flight. While decending enroute, the aircraft experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot…

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