# N642DW: 2009 Wheeler Dean S VANS RV-6A, registration cancelled 2017-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Wheeler Dean S VANS RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wheeler-dean-s-vans-rv-6a) (registry code 05627BE)
- Engine: [Superior IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (registry code 59251)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00001SC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00001SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22286
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 2009
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2008
- Last registry action: July 10, 2008
- Mode S code: A86D09
- Owner when cancelled: [Wheeler Dean S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELER%20DEAN%20S)
- Location: [Lebanon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5322° N, 122.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97355, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=642DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642DW-2017-06-19

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 Wheeler Dean S VANS RV-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/wheeler-dean-s-vans-rv-6a.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 WPR11LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA412), Aug 28, 2011: Wheeler Vans RV-6A (N642DW), Albany, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of a propeller blade due to fatigue.

## 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 20110828019649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110828019649A), Aug 28, 2011: Wheeler Dean S VANS RV-6A (N642DW), Albany, OR, Substantial damage. On August 28, 2011, about 1345 pacific daylight time, a Wheeler vans RV-6A, N642DW, experienced in-flight separation of a propeller blade during climb out from…

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