# N46426: 2005 Smith Wylie Jay VANS RV8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Wylie Jay VANS RV8](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-wylie-jay-vans-rv8) (registry code 05619NB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 01JS
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 2005
- Certificate issued: June 17, 2005
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A5AB34
- Registered owner: [Smith Wylie J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WYLIE%20J)
- Location: [Hawthorne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hawthorne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5577° N, 82.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32640, 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=46426
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46426

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 (Smith Wylie Jay VANS RV8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N46426.

## NTSB investigations on N46426 not matched to an aircraft (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 MIA79DKT84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT84), Jun 4, 1979: Cessna 152 (N46426), Marathon, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DQG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG19), Sep 26, 1971: Spartan 7W (N46426), Pampa, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N46426.

## Reports on N46426 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N46426, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19790604021279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604021279A), Jun 4, 1979: Cessna 152 (N46426), Marathon, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of acft on lndg roll. Verred off side of runway.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Smith Wylie Jay VANS RV8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-wylie-jay-vans-rv8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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