# N822DC: 2005 Cheung David S VANS RV6A, registration cancelled 2019-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cheung David S VANS RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cheung-david-s-vans-rv6a) (registry code 056141G)
- 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: 60510
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 2006
- Certificate issued: December 26, 2002
- Last registry action: September 2, 2016
- Mode S code: AB3897
- Owner when cancelled: [Cheung David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEUNG%20DAVID%20S)
- Location: [Indianola, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Indianola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3352° N, 93.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50125, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=822DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N822DC-2019-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Cheung David S VANS RV6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cheung-david-s-vans-rv6a.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 GAA17CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA238), Apr 17, 2017: Cheung David S Vans RV6 (N822DC), Indianola, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20170417008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170417008469A), Apr 17, 2017: Cheung David S VANS RV6A (N822DC), Indianola, IA, Substantial damage. The aircraft touched down mid field runway 36. Excessive approach speed and hard landing caused the aircraft to bounce and become airborne. The aircraft…
- [Incident 20160708011889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160708011889I), Jul 8, 2016: Cheung David S VANS RV6A (N822DC), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. On July 8, 2016, at 1340 MDT, a RV-6A, N822DC, registered to [privacy data omitted] struck a taxi light with the propeller at the Santa Fe, NM airport while…

## Other aircraft with N822DC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822DC): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B237600100ML

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