# N508CM: 2000 Mills Curtis A RV-8, registration cancelled 2022-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mills Curtis A RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/mills-curtis-a-rv-8) (registry code 05610BO)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 80698
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 2000
- Certificate issued: December 4, 2009
- Last registry action: October 8, 2018
- Mode S code: A657E6
- Owners when cancelled: [Yerxa Woodford A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YERXA%20WOODFORD%20A%20TRUSTEE), [Yerxa Kathryn M Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YERXA%20KATHRYN%20M%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Colusa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Colusa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2460° N, 122.0148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95932, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508CM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=508CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508CM-2022-11-21

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 Mills Curtis A RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/mills-curtis-a-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 WPR20LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA225), Jul 17, 2020: Vans RV 8 (N508CM), Grimes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not examined.

## 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 20200717009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200717009169A), Jul 17, 2020: Mills Curtis A RV-8 (N508CM), Grimes, CA, Substantial damage. July 17,2020 landed at a private Airstrip in Grimes, CA. After landing, taxied back for take-off. Aborted take-off due to engine stumble, loss of power.…

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