# N44NW: Thocker Jon S VANS RV-4, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thocker Jon S VANS RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/thocker-jon-s-vans-rv-4) (registry code 05608JH)
- Serial number: 599
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1999
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A54985
- Owner when cancelled: [Cargill John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARGILL%20JOHN%20S)
- Location: [Cary, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cary)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7640° N, 78.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27511, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44NW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44NW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44NW-2013-09-30

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 Thocker Jon S VANS RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/thocker-jon-s-vans-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 ATL04LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA030), Oct 30, 2003: Thocker Vans RV-4 (N44NW), Liberty, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on initial takeoff climb resulting in an in-flight loss of control, inadvertent stall, and collision with the runway.

## 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 20031030027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031030027829A), Oct 30, 2003: Amtr VANSRV4 (N44NW), Liberty, NC, Destroyed. (-23) Rated pilot took off with the flaps extended. Takeoffs are to be made with the flaps up according to the POH. Witnesses reported the pilot rotated with a…

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