N4312C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hinchliffe Winfred D RANS S-7 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 4, 2008 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hinchliffe Winfred D RANS S-7 cancelled December 4, 2008
- Serial number
- 0489045
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- February 13, 1992
- Last FAA action
- August 21, 2007
- Last owner
- Hinchliffe Winfred D (Individual)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Champion 7EC cancelled October 11, 1974
- Serial number
- 7EC-313
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 5, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Devine Harold B Et Al (Co-owned)
Chico, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4312C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rans S-7 · serial 489045
AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY PILOT. TURBULENCE DUE TO STRONG, GUSTY WINDS WAS A FACTOR
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site