# N8VS: 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: April 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8VS

## Aircraft that carried N8VS

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VS-2013-04-02): Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB, S/N SATER COOT #1, built 1985. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ajo, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Ajo)

## NTSB investigations on N8VS (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 WPR13LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA050), Nov 23, 2012: Sater Coot A-Amphib (N8VS), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive flight control inputs, which led to flight that exceeded the structural limits of the airplane and resulted in structural failure of both wings.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8VS (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 20121123026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121123026819A), Nov 23, 2012: Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB (N8VS), San Andreas, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness reported the aircraft turned rt base for rwy 31, nosed down and the wings appeared to seperate prior to impact.

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