# N44VK: Cirrus Design VK-30, registration cancelled 1996-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cirrus Design VK-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-vk-30) (registry code 05623J4)
- Serial number: 2993
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1993
- Last registry action: July 23, 1993
- Mode S code: A54A29
- Owner when cancelled: [Cirrus Design Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20DESIGN%20CORP)
- Location: [Baraboo, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Baraboo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4928° N, 89.7287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53913, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44VK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44VK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44VK-1996-07-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Cirrus Design VK-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-vk-30.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 CHI96FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA116), Mar 22, 1996: Cirrus VK30 (N44VK), Duluth, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the inadequate handling/performance design capabilities of the airplane which resulted in the inability to recover from an aft center of gravity spin. Factors were the lack of any antispin or deep…

## 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 19960322004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322004819A), Mar 22, 1996: Amtr VK30 (N44VK), Duluth, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Intentional stall for testing. Unable to recover. Gear and flaps down. Load af CG. Landed in wooded area. (-23) aircraft was being flown under phase I of…

## Other aircraft with N44VK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44VK): Cessna 310R, S/N 310R1689, built 1979

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