# N2297Z: Ness A K VOLMER VJ22, registration cancelled 1984-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Ness A K VOLMER VJ22](https://openairdocs.org/model/ness-a-k-volmer-vj22) (registry code 9570425)
- Serial number: N1S1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1981
- Last registry action: October 25, 1984
- Mode S code: A205D5
- Owners when cancelled: [Sterling William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20WILLIAM%20C), [Kruse Carolyn S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRUSE%20CAROLYN%20S), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Mechanicsville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Mechanicsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6136° N, 77.2430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23111, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2297Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2297Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297Z-1984-10-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Ness A K VOLMER VJ22: https://openairdocs.org/model/ness-a-k-volmer-vj22.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 ATL82FID11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID11), Jul 18, 1982: Volmer VJ-22 (N2297Z), Lewiston, VA, destroyed

## 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 19820718038639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718038639A), Jul 18, 1982: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22 (N2297Z), Lewiston, VA, Destroyed. Engine quit on pilots first flight in type. Stalled on emergency landing. Failed to use carburetor heat.

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