# N27RV: Chard VAN'S RV-3, registration cancelled 1997-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Chard VAN'S RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/chard-van-s-rv-3) (registry code 0560805)
- Serial number: 27A1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1985
- Last registry action: September 21, 1994
- Mode S code: A2A5AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Moseley Hugh Stephens](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOSELEY%20HUGH%20STEPHENS)
- Location: [Cornelius, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cornelius)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5079° N, 123.0430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97113, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27RV-1997-03-17

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 Chard VAN'S RV-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/chard-van-s-rv-3.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 SEA96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA005), Oct 8, 1995: Chard RV-3A (N27RV), Forest Grove, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the design stress limit of the aircraft, followed by the failure of the right wing main spar.

## 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 19951008036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008036139A), Oct 8, 1995: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N27RV), Forest Grove, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Abrupt pullup and tight turn broke wing spar. Wing separated in flight. Exceeded load 9G load stress.

## Other aircraft with N27RV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27RV): Chaplin Raymond L JR VANS AIRCRAFT, S/N 80548, built 2000

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