# N654C: 2020 Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A, registration cancelled 2022-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wayne-halbsgut-vans-acft-rv-7a) (registry code 05638RR)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 71046
- Year built: 2020
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 2020
- Certificate issued: July 29, 2019
- Last registry action: July 29, 2019
- Mode S code: A89BC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Halbsgut Wayne Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALBSGUT%20WAYNE%20SCOTT)
- Location: [Phoenixville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Phoenixville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1263° N, 75.5299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19460, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=654C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654C-2022-08-18

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A: https://openairdocs.org/model/wayne-halbsgut-vans-acft-rv-7a.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 ERA21LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA277), Jul 4, 2021: Vans RV7 (N654C), Pottstown, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20210701018789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210701018789A), Jul 1, 2021: Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A (N654C), Pottstown, PA, Destroyed. Experimental aircraft N654C, RV7A, was taking off of rwy 28 at ptw. Climbed to 800 MSL and during right turn engine had uncommanded shut-down, pilot tried to…

## Other aircraft with N654C

- [Cancelled 2013-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654C-2013-02-07): Beech 65-90, S/N LJ-12, built 1964. First renewal notice. Owner: [Dynamic Aviation Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYNAMIC%20AVIATION%20GROUP%20INC), [Bridgewater, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Bridgewater)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654C-1955-10-04): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-3654. Owner: [Philen J G Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILEN%20J%20G%20JR), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)

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