# N683RV: 1989 Lance Harmon/Steven RV-4, registration cancelled 2006-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Lance Harmon/Steven RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lance-harmon-steven-rv-4) (registry code 05608R6)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1989
- Certificate issued: January 22, 2003
- Last registry action: January 17, 2006
- Mode S code: A90FE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Giles Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILES%20MATTHEW)
- Location: [Vernonia, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Vernonia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8591° N, 123.2355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97064, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=683RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N683RV-2006-10-05

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 Lance Harmon/Steven RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/lance-harmon-steven-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 SEA05LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA162), Aug 5, 2005: Harmon/Lance RV-4 (N683RV), Coolin, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering to base leg for landing. Trees and inadequate in-flight planning were factors.

## 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 20050805017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050805017419A), Aug 5, 2005: Amtr RV4 (N683RV), Coolin, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was circling a lake cabin a short distance from the airport, then proceeded toward the airport to land. He was on a close-in downwind approach…

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