# N128RV: 2002 Hess William E RV-8, registration cancelled 2017-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hess William E RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-william-e-rv-8) (registry code 05610VX)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 81054
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2000
- Last registry action: June 2, 2010
- Mode S code: A072F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Hess William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20WILLIAM%20E)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1589° N, 81.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32124, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=128RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128RV-2017-07-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hess William E RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-william-e-rv-8.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA08FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA070), Mar 1, 2008: William E. Hess RV-8 (N128RV), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot of the Velocity’s failure to see and avoid the flight of four RV-8s that had landed and were in the process of clearing the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20080301837022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080301837022A), Mar 1, 2008: Amtr RV8 (N128RV), Titusville, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23)On March 1, 2008, a RV-8 operated by [privacy data omitted], after a formation flight landing on runway 15, was exiting via, R-33 cross over taxi way.…

## Other aircraft with N128RV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128RV): Vans RV-12IS, S/N 12195, built 2025

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