# N8994V: 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: October 29, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8994V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8994V

## Aircraft that carried N8994V

- [Cancelled 2018-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8994V-2018-10-29): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264349, built 1974. Owner: [Wings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20INC), [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)

## NTSB investigations on N8994V (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 GAA18CA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA471), Aug 4, 2018: Cessna 172 (N8994V), Dowagiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain bank control during takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA149), May 7, 1998: Cessna 172M (N8994V), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's disorientation that led him to believe he was on the active runway. A factor was the pilot's inattentiveness.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8994V (2)

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 20180804006739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804006739A), Aug 4, 2018: Cessna 172M (N8994V), Dowagiac, MI, Substantial damage. On August 4, 2018 at 7:11 pm eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M aircraft, N8994V, registered to an association and operated by a private pilot, received…
- [Accident 19980507008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980507008519A), May 7, 1998: Cessna 172M (N8994V), Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. Made fast turn onto runway for takeoff. Lost control wide turn caused 172 to hit chain link fences. (.19)on may 6, 1998, at 2204 eastern daylight time, a…

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