# N488RV: Hordemann John L RV4, registration cancelled 1989-10-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 12, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hordemann John L RV4](https://openairdocs.org/model/hordemann-john-l-rv4) (registry code 05608T3)
- Serial number: 88
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A607DC
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488RV-1989-10-12

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 Hordemann John L RV4: https://openairdocs.org/model/hordemann-john-l-rv4.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 SEA84FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA005), Oct 5, 1983: Hordemann RV-4 (N488RV), Kootenai, ID, destroyed

## 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 19831005068179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831005068179A), Oct 5, 1983: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N488RV), Rockford, WA, Destroyed. Engine compartment fire erupted burning pilots foot. Crash landed. Fire began near turbo unit in accessory section.

## Other aircraft with N488RV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488RV): Raymond Bruce E VANS RV-8, S/N 81705, built 2005

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