# N671RS: Smeesters Robert F RV-4, registration cancelled 1990-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Smeesters Robert F RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/smeesters-robert-f-rv-4) (registry code 05612CZ)
- Serial number: 671
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A8E0F7
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N671RS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=671RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671RS-1990-04-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Smeesters Robert F RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/smeesters-robert-f-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 NYC90DNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA01), Oct 5, 1989: Smeesters RV-4 (N671RS), North Andover, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE RESULTANT FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19891005038889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038889A), Oct 5, 1989: Amtr RV4 (N671RS), Lawrence, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Report engine quit. Was returnig. Stalled short final. Burned on impact. Foam plug on carb air duct not removed.

## Other aircraft with N671RS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N671RS): Savage John E RV-4, S/N 1151, built 1996

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