# N505DF: 2002 Kircher Dale A VANS RV-8, registration cancelled 2005-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Kircher Dale A VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/kircher-dale-a-vans-rv-8) (registry code 056131C)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 81439
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 2002
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2002
- Last registry action: August 16, 2005
- Mode S code: A64CD4
- Owner when cancelled: [Kircher Dale A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRCHER%20DALE%20A)
- Location: [Pepin, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Pepin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4979° N, 92.1209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54759, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505DF-2005-09-27

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 Kircher Dale A VANS RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/kircher-dale-a-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 CHI05LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA237), Aug 21, 2005: Kircher RV-8 (N505DF), Menomonie, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform an aerobatic roll during takeoff, the low altitude, and his failure to maintain clearance from the crops and terrain.

## 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 20050821017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821017639A), Aug 21, 2005: Amtr RV8 (N505DF), Menomonie, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Three (3) witnesses observed aircraft perform roll maneuver after takeoff from runway 27 at Menomonie municipal airport - Score field (klum). Aircraft…

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