# N61CD: Dresbach Irwin W RV-4, registration cancelled 1999-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dresbach Irwin W RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/dresbach-irwin-w-rv-4) (registry code 05608MH)
- Serial number: 1652
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1992
- Last registry action: August 19, 1998
- Mode S code: A7EC9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Dresbach Irwin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRESBACH%20IRWIN%20W)
- Location: [Kingston, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Kingston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4477° N, 82.8347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45644, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61CD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61CD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61CD-1999-01-27

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 Dresbach Irwin W RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/dresbach-irwin-w-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 IAD97LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA076), May 26, 1997: Dresbach RV-4 (N61CD), Bainbridge, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during the initial climb after takeoff. The pilot's physiological conditions was a possible factor.

## 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 19970526011789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970526011789A), May 26, 1997: Amtr RV4 (N61CD), Bainbridge, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rolled and nosed down on climbout. Impacted in a dive. Pilot had recent bypass surgery. Further eshemia possible. (-23) RV-4..N61CD departed Bainbridge, OH,…

## Other aircraft with N61CD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61CD): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1616, built 2006

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.