# N44ME: Lehman Douglas RV 4, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lehman Douglas RV 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lehman-douglas-rv-4) (registry code 05608AS)
- Serial number: 397
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1988
- Last registry action: October 26, 1991
- Mode S code: A5495C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lehman Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEHMAN%20DOUGLAS)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3353° N, 111.0418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85741, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44ME-2013-06-04

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 Lehman Douglas RV 4: https://openairdocs.org/model/lehman-douglas-rv-4.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 LAX89DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ04), Jan 22, 1989: Lehman/Jerrell Vans RV-4 (N44ME), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PILOT IN ATTEMPTING AND THEN IMPROPERLY PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN TO THE GROUND.

## 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 19890122000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890122000929A), Jan 22, 1989: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N44ME), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Held down low after takeoff, pulled up steeply at end of runway. Rolled over and dived into ground.

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