# N656AC: Via Inc Merritt Island AERO COMP AC6, registration cancelled 1998-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Via Inc Merritt Island AERO COMP AC6](https://openairdocs.org/model/via-inc-merritt-island-aero-comp-ac6) (registry code 05604HX)
- Serial number: 96125
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 18, 1997
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A8A307
- Owner when cancelled: [Via Inc Of Merritt Island](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIA%20INC%20OF%20MERRITT%20ISLAND)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3204° N, 80.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32952, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=656AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656AC-1998-09-03

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 Via Inc Merritt Island AERO COMP AC6: https://openairdocs.org/model/via-inc-merritt-island-aero-comp-ac6.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 ATL98LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA032), Jan 17, 1998: Via Aero Comp AC6 (N656AC), Rockledge, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the trees in the emergency landing area.

## 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 19980117000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980117000389A), Jan 17, 1998: Amtr AROCOMPAC6 (N656AC), Rockledge, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On January 17, 1998, at 1715 eastern standard time, a via inc., aero comp AC6, N656AC, collided with trees and burst into flames while manuevering near…

## Other aircraft with N656AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656AC): Gteex Revolution INDEPENDENCE 19, S/N 212985300C6DF
- [Cancelled 2011-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656AC-2011-03-25): Socata TB21, S/N 2224. Assigned (import), pending cancellation

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