# N41VA: 1999 Alexander Von VANS RV-8, registration cancelled 2013-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Alexander Von VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-von-vans-rv-8) (registry code 05606O4)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 80544
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1999
- Last registry action: April 12, 2000
- Mode S code: A4D3A3
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41VA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41VA-2013-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Alexander Von VANS RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-von-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 SEA99FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA113), Jul 10, 1999: Alexander VAN'S RV-8 (N41VA), Lafayette, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue of the number two connecting rod end resulting in a fracture at the rod end and release from the crankshaft, an ensuing in-flight fuel fed fire, followed by the pilot's abandoning 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 19990710008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990710008619A), Jul 10, 1999: Amtr VANSRV8 (N41VA), Lafayette, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed and burned under unknown circumstances, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (From .19) on July 10, 1999,…

## Other aircraft with N41VA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41VA): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008, S/N 203, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1993-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41VA-1993-04-19): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 253937. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)

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