# N475TW: 2001 Welch Thomas RV9, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Welch Thomas RV9](https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-thomas-rv9) (registry code 05617WD)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 90475
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 2005
- Last registry action: September 4, 2014
- Mode S code: A5D56B
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N475TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=475TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475TW-2014-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Welch Thomas RV9: https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-thomas-rv9.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN11CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA065), Nov 3, 2010: Welch Thomas RV9 (N475TW), Sac City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing with a gusting wind.
- [NTSB SEA08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA010), Oct 14, 2007: Welch RV-9 (N475TW), Bigfork, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation while on downwind for landing. The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management planning was a factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20101103052879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101103052879A), Nov 3, 2010: Welch Thoma RV9 (N475TW), Sac City, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft while performing a landing in gusting conditions. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was not injured. This…
- [Accident 20071014021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071014021929A), Oct 14, 2007: Amtr RV9 (N475TW), Big Fork, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) On 14 October 2007, at 1430 MDT, a homebuilt RV-9, N475TW, registered to [privacy data omitted], collided with a fence post when the aircraft landed…

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