# N804RL: 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: May 16, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=804RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804RL

## Aircraft that carried N804RL

- [Cancelled 2019-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804RL-2019-05-16): Jon S Thocker VANS RV-8, S/N 83272, built 2017. Owner: [Thocker Jon S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOCKER%20JON%20S), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

## NTSB investigations on N804RL (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 ERA19FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA010), Oct 12, 2018: Vans RV8 (N804RL), Culpeper, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of attitude orientation while maneuvering at low altitude in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N804RL (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 20181012019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019759A), Oct 12, 2018: Jon S Thocker VANS RV-8 (N804RL), Culpeper, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Accident aircraft was part of a two aircraft aerobatic performance being conducted at the 2018 Culpeper airfest located at Culpeper Regional Airport in…

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