# N5025G: 2006 Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A, registration cancelled 2019-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/prendergast-john-vans-rv-7a) (registry code 0561984)
- Engine: [Mazda 13B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (registry code 43200)
- Serial number: 71591
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 22, 2005
- Last registry action: April 23, 2015
- Mode S code: A6446C
- Owner when cancelled: [Airnav Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRNAV%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5025G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5025G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5025G-2019-01-18

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 Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A: https://openairdocs.org/model/prendergast-john-vans-rv-7a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA12LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA293), Apr 16, 2012: Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A (N5025G), Gerrardstown, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/builder's misjudgment of the required spacer width needed after engine housing lap grinding, which resulted in bearing oil hole misalignment and insufficient internal engine lubrication.
- [NTSB CHI08CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA229), Aug 1, 2008: Prendergast RV-7A (N5025G), Manchester, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the uneven terrain.

## 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 20120416007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120416007309A), Apr 16, 2012: Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A (N5025G), Gerrardstown, WV, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed from mrb for local flight. Pilot stated engine water temperature started to rise very high. Engine then seized, causing the pilot to make a…
- [Accident 20080801843539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801843539A), Aug 1, 2008: Amtr RV7A (N5025G), Manchester, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot planned a fuel stop at this airport (75G-rossettie, Manchester) due to the availability of 87 no-lead grade fuel. As stated by PIC, the approach…

## Other aircraft with N5025G

- [Cancelled 2002-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5025G-2002-02-11): Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, S/N 171, built 1992. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Nrthrn Lght Balloon Expeditions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NRTHRN%20LGHT%20BALLOON%20EXPEDITIONS%20INC), [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- [Cancelled 1989-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5025G-1989-10-13): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 711017D. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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