# N131RP: Woods Rufus III VANS RV8A, registration cancelled 2018-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Woods Rufus III VANS RV8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-rufus-iii-vans-rv8a) (registry code 05625IK)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (registry code 41678)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00006NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00006NY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 82632
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 2009
- Certificate issued: December 28, 2007
- Last registry action: January 11, 2013
- Mode S code: A0806D
- Owners when cancelled: [Woods Rufus III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20RUFUS%20III), [Woods Phillip](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20PHILLIP)
- Location: [Cimarron, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Cimarron)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9866° N, 100.3092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67835, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131RP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=131RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131RP-2018-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Woods Rufus III VANS RV8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-rufus-iii-vans-rv8a.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 CEN13LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA439), Jul 28, 2013: Woods Rufus III Vans RV-8A (N131RP), Lucas, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

## 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 20130728018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728018019A), Jul 28, 2013: Woods Rufus III VANS RV8A (N131RP), Lucas, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 28, 2013, at approximately 1220 p.m. local time (1720 UTC), the airman was involved in an aircraft accident while en-route from larned, Kansas, to…

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