# N114A: Davis John Ray RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Davis John Ray RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-john-ray-rv-8) (registry code 05638D4, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 83655
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2021
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A03B0F
- Registered owner: [Jordan Michael W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JORDAN%20MICHAEL%20W)
- Location: [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.6787° N, 92.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=114A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114A

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Davis John Ray RV-8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N114A.

## NTSB investigations on N114A not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76DHD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD29), Jun 4, 1976: Breezy JCK-1 (N114A), Bridgeport, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N114A.

## Reports on N114A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N114A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19760604022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760604022679A), Jun 4, 1976: Amtrxp CUBETTEA* (N114A), Bridgeport, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit when plt advanced throttle after low pass over runway. Plt idled back eng too low RPM.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N114A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N114A before.

- [Cancelled 2012-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114A-2012-06-04): Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1, S/N B-791, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Newman John Wainwright](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWMAN%20JOHN%20WAINWRIGHT), [Hattisburg, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Hattisburg)
- [Cancelled 1968-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114A-1968-01-02): Lockheed L-749A, S/N 2535. Owner: [California Airmotive Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20AIRMOTIVE%20CORPORATION), [North Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/North%20Hollywood)

## Related

- Other Davis John Ray RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-john-ray-rv-8/aircraft.md

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