N7765X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Axelrad Michael R VANS AIRCRAFT RV-4 built in 2015. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 31, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Axelrad Michael R VANS AIRCRAFT RV-4 cancelled July 31, 2021
- Serial number
- 3890
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2015
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 20, 2015
- Last FAA action
- November 6, 2017
- Last owner
- Axelrad Michael R (Individual)
Pittsburgh, PA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna 172B cancelled January 24, 1961
- Serial number
- 17248265
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7765X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vans RV4 · serial 3890
The pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane with a known engine problem and his improper modification of the engine control unit fuel delivery software, which led to the engine running too lean and resulted in a total loss of engine power during climb.
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