# N4YC: 1993 Riekkinen Martti RYELONG LE, registration cancelled 2015-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Riekkinen Martti RYELONG LE](https://openairdocs.org/model/riekkinen-martti-ryelong-le) (registry code 056904F)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 854
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1996
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1991
- Last registry action: January 13, 2004
- Mode S code: A4AA18
- Owner when cancelled: [Riekkinen Martti](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIEKKINEN%20MARTTI)
- Location: [Fresh Meadows, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Fresh%20Meadows)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7396° N, 73.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11365, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4YC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4YC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4YC-2015-05-08

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 Riekkinen Martti RYELONG LE: https://openairdocs.org/model/riekkinen-martti-ryelong-le.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 IAD97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA108), Aug 9, 1997: Riekkenen Ryelong LE (N4YC), Wurtsboro, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot performed an aerobatic maneuver and misjudged the altitude.

## 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 19970809021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809021389A), Aug 9, 1997: N4YC, Wurtsboro, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft wing struck runway while executing a high speed maneuver, hit a berm. (.19) on August 9, 1997 at approximately 1130 eastern daylight time, an…

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