# N687BP: Boyd Bruce RV4, registration cancelled 2019-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boyd Bruce RV4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boyd-bruce-rv4) (registry code 05612EM)
- 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: 1303
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1996
- Last registry action: August 8, 2015
- Mode S code: A91D5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Richard R Smith Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARD%20R%20SMITH%20SR)
- Location: [Wellington, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Wellington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7398° N, 119.3827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89444, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N687BP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=687BP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N687BP-2019-03-12

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 Boyd Bruce RV4: https://openairdocs.org/model/boyd-bruce-rv4.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 GAA17CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA493), Aug 17, 2017: Boyd Bruce RV4 (N687BP), Yerington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounded landing and subsequent loss of directional control.

## 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 20170817013419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170817013419A), Aug 17, 2017: Boyd Bruce RV4 (N687BP), Yerington, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot was executing take offs and landings at the Yerington Municipal Airport in Yerington, Nevada. He hadn't flown the aircraft for over a year, and was…

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