# N741WB: Xray 78 RV-4, registration cancelled 1999-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Xray 78 RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/xray-78-rv-4) (registry code 05608SF)
- Serial number: 262
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1992
- Last registry action: June 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A9F837
- Owner when cancelled: [Xray78 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XRAY78%20INC)
- Location: [Apopka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Apopka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7360° N, 81.5479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32712, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=741WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741WB-1999-01-12

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 Xray 78 RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/xray-78-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 ATL99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA007), Oct 10, 1998: W.S. Bowers, Jr. RV-4 (N741WB), Apopka, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while performing aerobatics which resulted in the lost of control and a stall/spin. A contributing factor was the low altitude at which the maneuver was…

## 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 19981010028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028769A), Oct 10, 1998: Amtr RV4 (N741WB), Apopka, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Witnesses stated that the acft appeared to be performing aerobatic maneuvers and had completed a loop when it stalled, spun in, and crashed. (-23) aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N741WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741WB): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11571, built 2015

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