# N184KS: 2005 Shannon Kevin RV-8, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Shannon Kevin RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/shannon-kevin-rv-8) (registry code 05619RD)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 80874
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 2005
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2008
- Last registry action: August 25, 2008
- Mode S code: A1507A
- Owner when cancelled: [Carnes Ben J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARNES%20BEN%20J)
- Location: [Bangs, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bangs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6873° N, 99.1683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76823, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=184KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184KS-2017-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Shannon Kevin RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/shannon-kevin-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 DEN08LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA119), Jul 6, 2008: Shannon Kevin RV-8 (N184KS), Valera, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a forced landing, which led to an aerodynamic stall, following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was…

## 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 20080705843429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080705843429A), Jul 5, 2008: Amtr RV8 (N184KS), Valera, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) While conducting low passes over a crowd of 1,200 people gathered at a sw Texas ranch for a 4th of July bbq, the pilot completed his 3rd pass with a…

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