# N65VG: Cantrell V G/Cantrell LW CHALLENGER II SP, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cantrell V G/Cantrell LW CHALLENGER II SP](https://openairdocs.org/model/cantrell-v-g-cantrell-lw-challenger-ii-sp) (registry code 05605MR)
- Serial number: CW1165
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2012
- Last registry action: May 2, 2012
- Mode S code: A88C43
- Owners when cancelled: [Crowe Murry Allan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWE%20MURRY%20ALLAN), [Crowe Steven Allan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWE%20STEVEN%20ALLAN)
- Location: [Crkd Rvr Rnch, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Crkd%20Rvr%20Rnch)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3845° N, 121.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97760, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65VG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65VG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65VG-2018-02-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Cantrell V G/Cantrell LW CHALLENGER II SP: https://openairdocs.org/model/cantrell-v-g-cantrell-lw-challenger-ii-sp.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 WPR13FA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA400), Sep 8, 2013: Cantrell LW Challenger II SP (N65VG), Prineville, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the left elevator control torque tube. Contributing to the accident was the improper assembly of the elevator control torque tubes.

## 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 20130908018879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130908018879A), Sep 8, 2013: Cantrell V G/Cantrell Lw CHALLENGER II SP (N65VG), Prineville, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Based on eyewitness reports the following occurred: eyewitness heard engine sputtering and looked up to see airplane making abrupt nose dives and recoveries to…

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