# N444BG: Van Horn Robert E VELOCITY, registration cancelled 1997-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Van Horn Robert E VELOCITY](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-horn-robert-e-velocity) (registry code 05616LE)
- Serial number: DM053
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1989
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A55999
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Horn Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20HORN%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Friday Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Friday%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.5538° N, 123.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98250, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444BG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=444BG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444BG-1997-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Van Horn Robert E VELOCITY: https://openairdocs.org/model/van-horn-robert-e-velocity.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 LAX96LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA233), Jun 15, 1996: Van Horn Velocity (N444BG), Goodyear, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an engine compartment fire, which originated in flight from loose fuel and/or oil lines near the engine's firewall.

## 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 19960615013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615013899A), Jun 15, 1996: Amtr VELOCITY (N444BG), Goodyear, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fire inflight. Hit pole and burned landing. Bound fuel and oil lines loose and leaking at firewall.

## Other aircraft with N444BG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444BG): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0893, built 1980

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