# N12MV: Vavra Martin A REBEL 300, registration cancelled 1996-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Vavra Martin A REBEL 300](https://openairdocs.org/model/vavra-martin-a-rebel-300) (registry code 05623BP)
- Serial number: S890022
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1993
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A05280
- Owner when cancelled: [Vavra Martin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAVRA%20MARTIN%20A)
- Location: [Plainfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Plainfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6139° N, 88.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60544, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12MV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12MV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12MV-1996-06-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Vavra Martin A REBEL 300: https://openairdocs.org/model/vavra-martin-a-rebel-300.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 CHI94FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA140), Apr 23, 1994: Vavra, Martin A. Rebel 300 (N12MV), Wonderlake, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE MAIN WING SPAR RESULTING FROM THE DESIGNER'S EXCESSIVE, UNVERIFIED ESTIMATE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE SPAR CAP MATERIAL AND THE MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN…

## 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 19940423009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009009A), Apr 23, 1994: Amtr REBEL300 (N12MV), Wonderlake, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During practice aerobatic session right wing folded in 7G loading. Spar cap strip failed. Weak composit material.

## Other aircraft with N12MV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12MV): Vallender Merrill J RV-4, S/N 3671

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