# N438W: Merle Dean Webster VANS RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Merle Dean Webster VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/merle-dean-webster-vans-rv-8) (registry code 05635KB, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 82931
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2016
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A542CA
- Registered owner: [Webster Merle Dean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEBSTER%20MERLE%20DEAN)
- Location: [Martinsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Martinsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4605° N, 86.4184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46151, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438W

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 (Merle Dean Webster VANS RV-8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N438W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N438W.

## 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 N438W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N438W before.

- [Cancelled 1936-08-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438W-1936-08-26): Travel Air 12-Q, S/N 12Q-2004. Owner: [Herbert William Slater](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERBERT%20WILLIAM%20SLATER), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

## Related

- Other Merle Dean Webster VANS RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/merle-dean-webster-vans-rv-8/aircraft.md

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