# N4VB: Von Berg Richard VB-4, registration cancelled 1983-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Von Berg Richard VB-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/von-berg-richard-vb-4) (registry code 0566150)
- Serial number: 01
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1980
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A4A9CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Von Berg Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VON%20BERG%20RICHARD%20M)
- Location: [Saginaw, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saginaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4588° N, 84.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48603, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4VB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4VB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4VB-1983-05-05

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Von Berg Richard VB-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/von-berg-richard-vb-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 CHI83DA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83DA308), Aug 14, 1982: Von Berg VEE BEE 4 (N4VB), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19820814038179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814038179A), Aug 14, 1982: Amtr VB4 (N4VB), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. Became airborne on fast taxi test. Engine quit at 100 feet in nose-high attitude. No time to flare. Fuel mismanaged.

## Other aircraft with N4VB

- [Cancelled 2018-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4VB-2018-03-26): Von Berg Richard DAPHNE SD-1A, S/N 20B, built 2010. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Von Berg Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VON%20BERG%20RICHARD%20M), [Saginaw, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saginaw)
- [Cancelled 2010-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4VB-2010-02-10): Von Berg Richard M VON BERG VIP, S/N 02. N-number assigned (non-type certificated), not yet registered

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