# N3882N: 1983 Thomas John L VANS RV-4, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thomas John L VANS RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-john-l-vans-rv-4) (registry code 05608T5)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 62
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2006
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A47BAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Leaf David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEAF%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Delafield, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Delafield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0478° N, 88.3860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53018, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3882N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3882N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3882N-2017-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Thomas John L VANS RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-john-l-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 LAX05LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA309), Sep 21, 2005: Thomas RV4 (N3882N), Kernville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by the pilot's failure to select a tank containing fuel for takeoff. A factor in the accident was the lack of a runway overrun area beyond the…

## 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 20050921020869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050921020869A), Sep 21, 2005: Amtr VANSRV4 (N3882N), Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After takeoff from runway 17 at L05, the engine failed. The aircraft had climbed to approximately 40 feet above the runway and had used approx 1/2 of the…

## Other aircraft with N3882N

- [Cancelled 1955-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3882N-1955-10-18): Beech 35, S/N D-1125. Owner: [Blake Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAKE%20PETER%20J), [New Hartford, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20Hartford)

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