# N608US: Inks Allen W VIRUS SW, registration cancelled 2019-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Inks Allen W VIRUS SW](https://openairdocs.org/model/inks-allen-w-virus-sw) (registry code 05636FW)
- Serial number: 517 SWN 100 IS KIT
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Kit: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW
- Last registry action: March 12, 2019
- Mode S code: A7E6CA
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N608US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=608US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608US-2019-12-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Inks Allen W VIRUS SW: https://openairdocs.org/model/inks-allen-w-virus-sw.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 GAA18CA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA458), Jul 30, 2018: Allen W Inks Virus SW (N608US), Clayton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and runway overrun.

## 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 20180730004859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180730004859A), Jul 30, 2018: Inks Allen W VIRUS SW (N608US), Clayton, GA, Substantial damage. On Monday, July 30th, 2018, at approximately 1315 EST. [privacy data omitted] Attempted to land his experimental homebuilt powered glider, N608US, at GA18, Big…

## Other aircraft with N608US

- [Cancelled 2001-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608US-2001-12-10): Boeing 747-151, S/N 19785, built 1970. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

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