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N50BU2000 Oliver A Bruce RV6-A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 1, 2014.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2010)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Des Moines, IA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2010
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2010
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Des Moines, IA
Certificate issued
May 26, 2010
Canceled
Apr 1, 2014
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
May 31, 2000

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
Oliver A Bruce
Model
RV6-A
Year
2000
Serial number
24441
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc Rv-6a
Mode S code
A637C3

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 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. 2010 – 2014Individual ownerDes Moines, IA

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 · substantial damage

Aug 15, 2010 · Trenton, MO

The canopy opening shortly after takeoff due to an inadequate repair and subsequent failure of the canopy latch, resulting in a emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of available runway remaining for the forced landing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Serious
Report
CEN10CA481

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN10CA481)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

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

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Windows · latch · brokenAug 15, 2010

    CANOPY LATCH BROKE WHEN PILOT TRIED CLOSING CANOPY FOR FLIGHT. NTSB ACCIDENT ID CEN10CA481. THE PILOT BROKE THE LATCH, HAD IT WELD REPAIRED AND BROKE IT AGAIN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON THIS FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT IS DUE TO PILOT ERROR. THIS IS THE THIRD CANOPY LATCH PROBLEM, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH IN…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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

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