# N4889R: 2003 Noles Vance L RV-9A, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Noles Vance L RV-9A](https://openairdocs.org/model/noles-vance-l-rv-9a) (registry code 0561477)
- 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: 90421
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 2003
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2018
- Last registry action: July 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A609F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Scarfo Roman E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCARFO%20ROMAN%20E)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3690° N, 82.5565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34234, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4889R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4889R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4889R-2021-10-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Noles Vance L RV-9A: https://openairdocs.org/model/noles-vance-l-rv-9a.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 ERA20LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA315), Sep 13, 2020: Vans RV9 (N4889R), Steinhatchee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the air traffic controller to provide hazardous weather information to the pilot, resulting in the flight’s encounter with strong updraft conditions, an inflight loss of 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 20200913012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200913012559A), Sep 13, 2020: Noles Vance L RV-9A (N4889R), Steinhatchee, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 9/13/2020 AT1615Z the zjx R13 controller lost radar communications with N4889R a 2003 Noles Vance L RV-9A registered to [privacy data omitted]. Aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N4889R

- [Cancelled 1982-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4889R-1982-03-26): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802407T, built 1975. Owner: [Campbell Tommy R DBA Campbell Aero Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20TOMMY%20R%20DBA%20CAMPBELL%20AERO%20SERVICE), [Heflin, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Heflin)

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