# N442E: 2002 Gordon Glenn S VANS RV-6, registration cancelled 2009-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gordon Glenn S VANS RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-glenn-s-vans-rv-6) (registry code 0561189)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (registry code 41594)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 60090
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 20, 2006
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A5526F
- Owner when cancelled: [Gross Carl W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROSS%20CARL%20W)
- Location: [Elbert, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Elbert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1861° N, 104.5159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80106, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=442E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442E-2009-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Gordon Glenn S VANS RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-glenn-s-vans-rv-6.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 DEN06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA117), Aug 24, 2006: Gordon Vans RV-6 (N442E), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

## 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 20060824018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060824018409A), Aug 24, 2006: Amtr VANSRV6 (N442E), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 24, 2006 at 17:15 aircraft N442R was departing runway 15, there was a left crosswind. The plane weathervaned into the wind. Rudder control was…

## Other aircraft with N442E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442E): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R-8213042, built 1982

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