# N5246: 1995 Girard Gerald L RV-4, registration cancelled 2003-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Girard Gerald L RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/girard-gerald-l-rv-4) (registry code 05613M3)
- 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: 282
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 1995
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1997
- Last registry action: October 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A69AF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Bergeron Ray A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERGERON%20RAY%20A)
- Location: [Breaux Bridge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Breaux%20Bridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2908° N, 91.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70517, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5246
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5246-2003-06-16

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 Girard Gerald L RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/girard-gerald-l-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 FTW03LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA049), Nov 25, 2002: Girard RV-4 (N5246), Homer, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance from trees during the initial climb after takeoff. Contributing factors were fog and trees.

## 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 20021125031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021125031919A), Nov 25, 2002: Amtr RV4 (N5246), Homer, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The RV-4 aircraft took-off to the northwest on runway 30 from the homver municipal airport with heavy fog present. Shortly after lift-off the aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N5246

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5246-2018-01-17): Garcia Roberto P NIEUPORT 24BIS, S/N 001, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshows](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLD%20RHINEBECK%20AERODROME%20AIRSHOWS), [Rhinebeck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rhinebeck)

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