# N53VA: 1993 Van Grunsven R/Van Grunsven D RV-3, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Van Grunsven R/Van Grunsven D RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-grunsven-r-van-grunsven-d-rv-3) (registry code 05608WA)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1993
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1998
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A6AFF0
- Owner when cancelled: [Vans Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [North Plains, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/North%20Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6894° N, 123.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97133, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53VA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53VA-2018-01-24

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 Grunsven R/Van Grunsven D RV-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/van-grunsven-r-van-grunsven-d-rv-3.md

## Other aircraft with N53VA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53VA): Bell Textron Canada 407, S/N 56432, built 2025

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