# N455RC: 2007 Case Richard L VAN RV-6, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Case Richard L VAN RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/case-richard-l-van-rv-6) (registry code 056214R)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-320-H2AD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (registry code 42131)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 455
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 2007
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2008
- Last registry action: November 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A58629
- Owner when cancelled: [Hetzel Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HETZEL%20KENNETH%20R)
- Location: [Yorkville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Yorkville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6076° N, 88.4317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60560, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=455RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455RC-2018-01-24

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 Case Richard L VAN RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/case-richard-l-van-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 ERA10LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA007), Oct 5, 2009: Case Richard L VAN RV-6 (N455RC), Magnolia, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meterological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight…

## 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 20091005050399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005050399A), Oct 5, 2009: Case Richar VAN RV-6 (N455RC), Magnolia, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed ilm at 1222 local time enroute to lhz. At 1246 aircraft contacted seymour johnson afb approach saying he was VFR at 2000'. The aircraft was…

## Other aircraft with N455RC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455RC): Israel Aircraft Industries ASTRA SPX, S/N 096, built 1998

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