N456MC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4 built in 2020. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 31, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N456MC is reserved by a private party since December 31, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Michael V Cranford VANS RV-4 cancelled December 31, 2022
- Serial number
- 2005
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2020
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 24, 2019
- Last FAA action
- September 24, 2019
- Last owner
- Cranford Michael V (Individual)
Stephenville, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Henry James R CHRISTIAN EAGLE II cancelled November 2, 2007
- Serial number
- HENRY/MIDCOAST1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1985
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- March 3, 2005
- Last FAA action
- October 26, 2007
- Last owner
- Shields Robert L (Individual)
Plano, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N456MC
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vans RV-4 · serial 2005
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while intentionally maneuvering in a canyon at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to enter a canyon environment at a low altitude, and the sudden change in wind conditions within the canyon.
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