# N869DJ: 2018 Campbell Richard W MOSQUITO XE285, registration cancelled 2025-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Campbell Richard W MOSQUITO XE285](https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-richard-w-mosquito-xe285) (registry code 05637VZ)
- Engine: [Inntec 800](https://openairdocs.org/engine/inntec-800) (registry code 34699)
- Serial number: MXE1329D18B
- Year built: 2018
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Composite Fx MOSQUITO XE 285
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 2018
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2018
- Last registry action: May 26, 2023
- Mode S code: ABF09A
- Owner when cancelled: [Campbell Richard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20RICHARD%20W)
- Location: [Hewitt, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hewitt)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4494° N, 97.1976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76643, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N869DJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=869DJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869DJ-2025-01-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Campbell Richard W MOSQUITO XE285: https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-richard-w-mosquito-xe285.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 CEN25LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA038), Nov 11, 2024: Composite FX Mosquito XE (N869DJ), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain during an autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the improper sealing of the liquid cooling system.

## 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 20241111022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241111022129A), Nov 11, 2024: Campbell Richard W MOSQUITO XE285 (N869DJ), Waco, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft impact with terrain during an autorotation.

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