# N5229: Van Cleave JV-8M, registration cancelled 1979-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Van Cleave JV-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-cleave-jv-8m) (registry code 1300912)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1978
- Mode S code: A693EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Reed Ronald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REED%20RONALD%20D)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5229
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5229
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5229-1979-05-22

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 Van Cleave JV-8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/van-cleave-jv-8m.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 OAK79DVG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG12), Feb 3, 1979: James Van C JV8M (N5229), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5229

- [Cancelled 1947-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5229-1947-10-03): Travel Air 2000, S/N 469. Owner: [Miller James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20JAMES)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.