# N969BS: 1986 Switzer Robert W RV-4, registration cancelled 2008-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Switzer Robert W RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/switzer-robert-w-rv-4) (registry code 056084Z)
- 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: 969
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2002
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AD7DBF
- Owner when cancelled: [Bruce Richard V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUCE%20RICHARD%20V)
- Location: [Ridgecrest, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ridgecrest)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5824° N, 117.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93555, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=969BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969BS-2008-10-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Switzer Robert W RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/switzer-robert-w-rv-4.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19900703031949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900703031949I), Jul 3, 1990: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N969BS), Red Horse Ranch, OR, Minor damage. Landed hard and long on runway. Lost directional control and veered off runway.

## Other aircraft with N969BS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969BS): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 0969, built 2015

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