# N520VF: 1999 Hanchette Scott VIPERJET

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hanchette Scott VIPERJET](https://openairdocs.org/model/hanchette-scott-viperjet) (registry code 05607UF, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0001
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 2015
- Certificate issued: August 8, 2018
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A68ACF
- Registered owner: [G Force Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20FORCE%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0074° N, 82.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43219, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520VF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520VF

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 (Hanchette Scott VIPERJET)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N520VF.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20090411004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090411004839I), Apr 11, 2009: Amtr VIPERJET (N520VF), Pasco, WA, Minor damage. (-23) This experimental jet powered aircraft was conducting a training flight and was making an approach under gusty conditions. Aircraft got very vertical and…
- [Incident 20020313004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020313004269I), Mar 13, 2002: Amtr VIPERJET (N520VF), Saint George, UT, Minor damage. (-23) During landing, the canopy popped open due to gusty winds. The pilot taxied on the runway to the next taxiway, and while turning the aircraft was pushed…
- [Incident 20000724035179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724035179I), Jul 24, 2000: Amtr VIPERJET (N520VF), Pasco, WA, Minor damage. (-23)Nose gear collapsed on rollout after landing. Mount weld holding hydraulic actuator in placed failed, thus hydraulic pressure to hold gear in down…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2002FA0000461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000461), Mar 28, 2002: ROD END. FAILED. ROD END FAILED DUE TO SIDE LOADS AFTER LANDING (OR DURING).

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Hanchette Scott VIPERJET aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hanchette-scott-viperjet/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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