# N389VV: 2004 Hopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGEN, registration cancelled 2006-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGEN](https://openairdocs.org/model/hopkins-michael-p-rutan-variviggen) (registry code 05615RJ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 389
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 30, 2003
- Last registry action: June 30, 2003
- Mode S code: A47EA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hopkins Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPKINS%20MICHAEL%20P)
- Location: [Aguila, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Aguila)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8356° N, 113.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85320, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N389VV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=389VV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389VV-2006-01-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Hopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGEN: https://openairdocs.org/model/hopkins-michael-p-rutan-variviggen.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 LAX06CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA037), Nov 16, 2005: Hopkins Rutan VariViggen (N389VV), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.

## 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 20051116031489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051116031489A), Nov 16, 2005: Amtr VARIVIGGEN (N389VV), Aguila, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was building this home built aircraft for the past 17 years. This was the first flight for this aircraft and the pilot did not want anyone with…

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