# N37RV: Bauer Frederick R VANS RV-4, registration cancelled 2000-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bauer Frederick R VANS RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bauer-frederick-r-vans-rv-4) (registry code 05608Y3)
- Serial number: 37
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1996
- Last registry action: December 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A432FD
- Owner when cancelled: [G B Aerial Applications Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20B%20AERIAL%20APPLICATIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Plains, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1660° N, 102.8948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79355, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37RV-2000-02-07

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 Bauer Frederick R VANS RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/bauer-frederick-r-vans-rv-4.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 FTW97LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA293), Jul 31, 1997: Bauer Vans RV-4 (N37RV), Seminole, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of the fuel tank selector.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970731020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970731020849A), Jul 31, 1997: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N37RV), Seminole, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off, reached 500FT AGL, switched fuel tanks, engine quit, crashed while trying to land on road. (-23) the pilot states that he took off, climbed…
- [Incident 19910801038519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801038519I), Aug 1, 1991: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N37RV), Columbia/Mt Ple, TN, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Ran off side of runway into grass. Rudder pedal hinge bolt had backed out.

## Other aircraft with N37RV

- [Cancelled 2021-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37RV-2021-12-04): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7515205. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ventura Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENTURA%20ROBERT%20J), [Vista, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vista)

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