# N566WV: 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: February 3, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=566WV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566WV

## Aircraft that carried N566WV

- [Cancelled 2026-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N566WV-2026-02-03): Sawyer Allen W RV-7A, S/N 72604, built 2008. Owner: [Pressley Brent DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESSLEY%20BRENT%20DBA), [Morristown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Morristown)

## NTSB investigations on N566WV (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 GAA19CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA499), Aug 19, 2019: Vans RV7 (N566WV), Ocracoke, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during an attempted aborted landing, which resulted in impact with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N566WV (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 20190819017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190819017839A), Aug 19, 2019: Sawyer Allen W RV-7A (N566WV), Ocracoke, NC, Substantial damage. On August 19, 2019 at 1:56 pm local, pilot in command ^allen Sawyer^ stated that after landing on runway 6 at Ocracoke Island Airport (W95) in Ocracoke north…

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