# N50FG: 1999 Glover Frank JR RV-8, registration cancelled 2001-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glover Frank JR RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/glover-frank-jr-rv-8) (registry code 05607XL)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 80-309
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1999
- Last registry action: September 1, 1999
- Mode S code: A6381B
- Owner when cancelled: [Glover Frank Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOVER%20FRANK%20JR)
- Location: [Mount Pleasant, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mount%20Pleasant)
- Physical address: [Mt Pleasant, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mt%20Pleasant)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1582° N, 94.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, TX, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50FG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50FG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50FG-2001-12-05

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 Glover Frank JR RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/glover-frank-jr-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 FTW01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA159), Jul 4, 2001: Glover RV-8 (N50FG), Mineral Wells, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the jammed elevator control stick on takeoff roll. A contributory factor was the crosswind.

## 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 20010704018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010704018909A), Jul 4, 2001: Amtr RV8 (N50FG), Mineralwells, TX, No damage. (.19) On July 4, 2001, at 1115 central daylight time, a glover RV-8, homebuilt experimental airplane, N50FG, was destroyed during an aborted takeoff from the…

## Other aircraft with N50FG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50FG): Dassault MYSTERE-FALCON 50, S/N 187, built 1988

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