# N87CT: Brietigam Charles T RV-4, registration cancelled 1991-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Brietigam Charles T RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/brietigam-charles-t-rv-4) (registry code 05612CX)
- Serial number: CTB1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1987
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: ABF441
- Owner when cancelled: [Brietigam Charles T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIETIGAM%20CHARLES%20T)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8997° N, 117.0473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92131, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87CT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87CT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87CT-1991-07-12

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 Brietigam Charles T RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/brietigam-charles-t-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 LAX90DVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG13), Jul 21, 1990: Charles T. Brietigam RV-4 (N87CT), San Andreas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF FOUR PROPELLER RETENTION BOLTS WHICH REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO BE SHUT DOWN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FORCED LANDING APPROACH.

## 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 19900721029229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721029229A), Jul 21, 1990: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N87CT), San Andreas, CA, Destroyed. Under torqued prop bolts loosened. Severe vibration. Overshot runway on forced landing,struck wires second approach

## Other aircraft with N87CT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87CT): Brietigam Charles T "Chuck" CHUCK'S RV-3C, S/N CTB-2, built 1998

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