# N61TR: 1988 Rupe Thomas C RV-4, registration cancelled 2014-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rupe Thomas C RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/rupe-thomas-c-rv-4) (registry code 056088Q)
- 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: 1061
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1988
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1994
- Last registry action: March 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A7EE1E
- Owner when cancelled: [Shrove Richard R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHROVE%20RICHARD%20R)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7207° N, 97.4470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76116, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61TR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61TR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61TR-2014-10-29

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 Rupe Thomas C RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/rupe-thomas-c-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 FTW96FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA009), Oct 7, 1995: Rupe RV-4 (N61TR), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the installation of an unapproved metal propeller which led to a fatigue failure of a blade and loss of aircraft control.

## 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 19951007049159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007049159A), Oct 7, 1995: Amtr RV4 (N61TR), Longmont, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-16) Witnesses reported seeing aircraft in level flight trailing smoke. A popping noise was heard and the aircraft went into a nosedown spin, impacting the…

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