# N234RV: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 10, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234RV

## Aircraft that carried N234RV

- [Cancelled 2014-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RV-2014-03-10): Versteeg Robert H JR HELICYCLE, S/N 2-22, built 2012. First renewal notice. Owner: [Versteeg Robert H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERSTEEG%20ROBERT%20H%20JR), [Richland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Richland)
- [Cancelled 2008-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RV-2008-08-22): Averyt Howell D VANS RV-4, S/N 234, built 1984. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Averyt Howell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVERYT%20HOWELL%20D), [Williams, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Williams)

## NTSB investigations on N234RV (2)

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 WPR13LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA360), Aug 5, 2013: Versteeg Helicycle (N234RV), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicycle control during hover due to an inadvertent control input.
- [NTSB SEA07LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA039), Dec 29, 2006: Averyt Vans RV-4 (N234RV), Grants Pass, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during performance of a go-around, resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent in flight collision with the ground. A contributing factor was…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N234RV (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20130805014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130805014769A), Aug 5, 2013: Versteeg Robert H Jr HELICYCLE (N234RV), Richland, WA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that while in a hover about ten feet above the ground, the helicopter began to spin to the right and he was unable to stop the rotation.…
- [Accident 20061229030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061229030839A), Dec 29, 2006: Amtr VANSRV4 (N234RV), Grants Pass, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) The vans RV-4 experimental aircraft lost part of the propeller in cruise flight due to bird strike or malfunction of the propeller. The propeller was a…

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