# N96315: 1977 Douglas VJ-22, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas VJ-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-vj-22) (registry code 9570321)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: JAD-2
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1979
- Last registry action: December 9, 1982
- Mode S code: AD69E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Radich Steven J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RADICH%20STEVEN%20J)
- Location: [Sacto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacto)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5754° N, 121.4648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95816, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96315
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96315-2014-11-24

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 Douglas VJ-22: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-vj-22.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 LAX79FVG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG77), Sep 3, 1979: Douglas VJ22 (N96315), Courtland, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19790903028219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903028219A), Sep 3, 1979: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22 (N96315), Courtland, CA, Destroyed. Amphibian apparently hit powerlines at approach speed with intention of water landing. Stalled and crashed.

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