# N971RB: 1971 Ray Bishop RB-1, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ray Bishop RB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-bishop-rb-1) (registry code 056019S)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1010
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1996
- Last registry action: September 3, 2002
- Mode S code: AD88D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Richard D Brown Ltd Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARD%20D%20BROWN%20LTD%20CO)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1728° N, 115.1223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971RB-2015-05-13

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 Ray Bishop RB-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-bishop-rb-1.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 19831023068289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023068289I), Oct 23, 1983: Budd RB1 (N971RB), Pacoima, CA, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel and landed on a golf course damaging the aircraft propeller.

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