# N27JW: 2000 Colliander Richard J VANS RV-8, registration cancelled 2004-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Colliander Richard J VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/colliander-richard-j-vans-rv-8) (registry code 056100K)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: RJC02
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 2000
- Certificate issued: November 20, 2003
- Last registry action: November 20, 2003
- Mode S code: A2A500
- Owner when cancelled: [Woodard Ernest R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODARD%20ERNEST%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Georgetown, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Georgetown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6649° N, 97.7806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78628, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27JW-2004-01-27

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 Colliander Richard J VANS RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/colliander-richard-j-vans-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 FTW04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA004), Oct 6, 2003: Colliander RV-8 (N27JW), Van, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the low ceilings, rain, and fog.

## 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 20031006026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031006026239A), Oct 6, 2003: Amtr RV8 (N27JW), Ben Wheeler, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On October 6, 2003 @ 1250 CDT, a vans RV-8, N27JW, impacted the ground near Ben Wheeler, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by ernest robert…

## Other aircraft with N27JW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27JW): Cessna 177, S/N 17701148
- [Cancelled 1998-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27JW-1998-04-14): Winsor MERLIN, S/N SSM1801. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Winsor Jonathan P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINSOR%20JONATHAN%20P), [Mont Vernon, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Mont%20Vernon)

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