# N743DR: Rapp Russell Darrell VANS RV-4, registration cancelled 1997-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Rapp Russell Darrell VANS RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/rapp-russell-darrell-vans-rv-4) (registry code 05608GN)
- Serial number: 1490
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 8, 1990
- Last registry action: May 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A9FE0A
- Owner when cancelled: [Rapp Russell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAPP%20RUSSELL%20D)
- Location: [Greenwood, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greenwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2389° N, 82.1450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29649, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=743DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743DR-1997-01-03

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 Rapp Russell Darrell VANS RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/rapp-russell-darrell-vans-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 ATL93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA090), May 9, 1993: Rapp VAN'S RV-4 (N743DR), Greenwood, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. THE LACK OF A CARBURETOR HEAT SOURCE AND THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS 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 19930509012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930509012569A), May 9, 1993: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N743DR), Greenwood, SC, Destroyed. Lost power en route. Collided with vehicles landing on highway. Carb icing prevalent. Not carburetor heat equipped.

## Other aircraft with N743DR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743DR): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 10810, built 2005

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