# N61FS: Turpen Kenneth P RV-8, registration cancelled 2011-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Turpen Kenneth P RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/turpen-kenneth-p-rv-8) (registry code 056269Z)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-B1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1b) (registry code 41858)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 82448
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 1, 2009
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2008
- Last registry action: December 8, 2011
- Mode S code: A7ECF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Turpen Kenneth P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURPEN%20KENNETH%20P)
- Location: [Bainbridge Island, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bainbridge%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6470° N, 122.5346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98110, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61FS-2011-12-08

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Turpen Kenneth P RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/turpen-kenneth-p-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 WPR10LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA006), Oct 5, 2009: Turpen RV-8 (N61FS), Yankton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning during an instrument approach and failure to maintain the published minimum altitudes, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## 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 20091005019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005019519A), Oct 5, 2009: Turpen RV8 (N61FS), Scappoose, OR, Destroyed. The pilot in command departed bremerton national airport (pwt) in his RV-8 airplane, N61FS, for Scappoose airport (spb) with intentions to purchase fuel. As…

## Other aircraft with N61FS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61FS): Turpen Kenneth P RV-8, S/N 83145, built 2014

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