N243W - 1979 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

C185

1979

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1979

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

C185185 Skywagon

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

RICHARDSON KYLE

Address

1609 WINFIELD RD

City

MIDLAND

State / Zip Code

Texas79705-8667

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50436430

Mode S Code (Hex)

A23D18

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Apr 25, 2012	WPR12FA184	Substantial	Fatal	The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during low-level maneuvering flight. Contributing to the pilot’s death was the lack of a timely emergency rescue response due to the lack of effective emergency signal transmissions from both the airplane’s emergency locator transmitter and the personal locator device, which were both ejected from the wreckage.

Apr 25, 2012WPR12FA184

Substantial

Fatal

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during low-level maneuvering flight. Contributing to the pilot’s death was the lack of a timely emergency rescue response due to the lack of effective emergency signal transmissions from both the airplane’s emergency locator transmitter and the personal locator device, which were both ejected from the wreckage.

Additional Details

Registration

N243W

Serial Number

18503820

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC