# N456MC: 2020 Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-v-cranford-vans-rv-4) (registry code 05638VM)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (registry code 41881)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2005
- Year built: 2020
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-4
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 2020
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2019
- Last registry action: September 24, 2019
- Mode S code: A5897C
- Owner when cancelled: [Cranford Michael V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANFORD%20MICHAEL%20V)
- Location: [Stephenville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Stephenville)
- Physical address: [Peyton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Peyton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2712° N, 98.2055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76401, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=456MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456MC-2022-12-31

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 Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-v-cranford-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 CEN22FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA064), Dec 8, 2021: Vans RV-4 (N456MC), Walsenburg, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while intentionally maneuvering in a canyon at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to enter a canyon environment…

## 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 20211208020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211208020679A), Dec 8, 2021: Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4 (N456MC), Walsenburg, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On December 8, 2021, about 1013 mountain standard time, a vans RV-4 airplane, N456MC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near…

## Other aircraft with N456MC

- [Cancelled 2007-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456MC-2007-11-02): Henry James R CHRISTIAN EAGLE II, S/N HENRY/MIDCOAST1, built 1985. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Shields Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIELDS%20ROBERT%20L), [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)

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