Skip to content
KnownTail
Aircraft record

N244CU2002 Ulrich Christen VELOCITY XL RG

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 8, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 2008)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Wilmington, DE
owner city / state
Engine
IO-540 SER · 300 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 2001
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2008
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Christen Air INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
Sep 13, 2001
Canceled
May 8, 2015
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Dec 21, 2002

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Ulrich Christen
Model
VELOCITY XL RG
Year
2002
Serial number
3RX092
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Velocity Inc Velocity Xl Rg
Mode S code
A23F20

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming Io-540 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
300 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2001 – 2015Christen Air INCWilmington, DE

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Mar 1, 2008 · Titusville, FL

The pilot of the Velocity’s failure to see and avoid the flight of four RV-8s that had landed and were in the process of clearing the runway.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
MIA08FA070

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA08FA070)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2005-19-11Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360…Oct 21, 2005Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999.
2004-05-24Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and…Mar 30, 2004Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

Request owner name removalReport an error in this record