# N65RW: 2012 Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A, registration cancelled 2025-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/walden-robert-vans-aircraft-rv-7a) (registry code 05629J3)
- Engine: [Mattituck TMX IO-390](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-io-390) (registry code 59605)
- Serial number: 72204
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 2012
- Certificate issued: February 10, 2010
- Last registry action: September 2, 2023
- Mode S code: A88BED
- Owner when cancelled: [Walden Robert S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALDEN%20ROBERT%20S)
- Location: [Fayetteville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fayetteville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3916° N, 84.4564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30215, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65RW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65RW-2025-04-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A: https://openairdocs.org/model/walden-robert-vans-aircraft-rv-7a.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 ERA24LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA381), Sep 13, 2024: Walden Robert Vans Aircraft RV-7A (N65RW), Williamsburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue with an unstabilized approach which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control during a subsequent landing.

## 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 20240913013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240913013069A), Sep 13, 2024: Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A (N65RW), Williamsburg, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot's late crosswind inputs on narrow RW13 (60’ wide) resulted in hard landing with nose gear leg damage & go around. The second landing resulted in aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N65RW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65RW): Lou Pappas VANS RV 7A, S/N 70152, built 2024
- [Cancelled 2001-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65RW-2001-06-19): Beech B-80, S/N LD-404. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Ozark Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OZARK%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65RW-undated): Long Robert Warren WINDROSE, S/N 021. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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