# N42CS: 2003 Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8, registration cancelled 2025-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/schultz-stephen-vans-acft-rv-8) (registry code 05612C4)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 80546
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 23, 2013
- Last registry action: September 9, 2023
- Mode S code: A4F989
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Buda, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Buda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0795° N, 97.8410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78610, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CS-2025-06-05

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 Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/schultz-stephen-vans-acft-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 CEN25LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA058), Dec 10, 2024: Vans RV8 (N42CS), Smithville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20241210018859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241210018859A), Dec 10, 2024: Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8 (N42CS), Smithville, TX, Substantial damage. On December 10, 2024, at 1130 hours, a vans RV-8, encountered an accident during takeoff in Smithville, Texas, runway 35 at Smithville Crawford Municipal…
- [Incident 20140120001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140120001599I), Jan 20, 2014: Schultz Stephen VANS ACFT RV-8 (N42CS), Mason, TX, Minor damage. After landing at Mason County Airport (T92) runway 36, the airplane exited the right side of the runway into the sod. The airplane rotated forward on the main…

## Other aircraft with N42CS

- [Cancelled 1997-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CS-1997-10-30): Cessna 421, S/N 4210151. Exported to Egypt. Owner: [Aboughazala Hanan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABOUGHAZALA%20HANAN%20M), [Mc Lean, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Mc%20Lean)

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