# N8008U: Vokoun James R NIEUPORT 17

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vokoun James R NIEUPORT 17](https://openairdocs.org/model/vokoun-james-r-nieuport-17) (registry code 05626MJ, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 00871
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1995
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2025
- Expires: September 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AAE560
- Registered owner: [Vollmerhausen Otto](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOLLMERHAUSEN%20OTTO)
- Location: [Bethpage, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bethpage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7426° N, 73.4862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11714, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8008U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8008U

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 (Vokoun James R NIEUPORT 17)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8008U.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8008U.

## Reports on N8008U not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N8008U, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19790112001739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001739I), Jan 12, 1979: Doug DC851 (N8008U), Chicago, IL. Landing gear bogie failure during taxi. Replaced leveling cylinder due to a bent actuating rod.
- [Incident 19780223000929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223000929I), Feb 23, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N8008U), Hopkins, OH. Engine flamed out during descent. Control cable to the fuel control unit had failed.

## 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 N8008U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8008U before.

- [Cancelled 1992-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8008U-1992-09-23): Beech F33A, S/N CE1653. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Topeka Acft Sls And Svc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPEKA%20ACFT%20SLS%20AND%20SVC), [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka)
- [Cancelled 1990-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8008U-1990-02-26): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 0935. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8008U-undated): Douglas DC-8-51, S/N 45285. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Vokoun James R NIEUPORT 17 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vokoun-james-r-nieuport-17/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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