# N234VA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 29, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234VA

## Aircraft that carried N234VA

- [Cancelled 2019-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234VA-2019-11-29): Vans RV-12, S/N 12008, built 2013. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lane Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANE%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE), [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)

## NTSB investigations on N234VA (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 GAA17CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA358), Jun 20, 2017: Vans RV-12 (N234VA), Eugene, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N234VA (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 20170619017859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170619017859A), Jun 19, 2017: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N234VA), Eugene, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot conducting second solo flight conducted three previous landings, one touch and go, and two stop and go procedures. On the takeoff roll following…
- [Incident 20170414003459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170414003459I), Apr 14, 2017: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N234VA), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. During a part 141 training flight with a CFI employed by lane community college (EM8S), and a student pilot, at about four miles north of keug, the CFI noticed…

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