# N389VV: 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: January 24, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=389VV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N389VV

## Aircraft that carried N389VV

- [Cancelled 2006-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389VV-2006-01-24): Hopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGEN, S/N 389, built 2004. Owner: [Hopkins Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPKINS%20MICHAEL%20P), [Aguila, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Aguila)

## NTSB investigations on N389VV (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 LAX06CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA037), Nov 16, 2005: Hopkins Rutan VariViggen (N389VV), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N389VV (1)

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 20051116031489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051116031489A), Nov 16, 2005: Amtr VARIVIGGEN (N389VV), Aguila, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was building this home built aircraft for the past 17 years. This was the first flight for this aircraft and the pilot did not want anyone with…

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