# N669RS: 2008 Sparks Ralph A RV8, registration cancelled 2024-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2024
- Exported to: Italy
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Sparks Ralph A RV8](https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-ralph-a-rv8) (registry code 056235B)
- Engine: [Mattituck TMX-360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-360) (registry code 59602)
- Serial number: 82203
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2008
- Last registry action: March 29, 2024
- Mode S code: A8D730
- Location: Levico Terme, Italy
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669RS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=669RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669RS-2024-06-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Sparks Ralph A RV8: https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-ralph-a-rv8.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 WPR22LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA179), May 14, 2022: Sparks Ralph A RV8 (N669RS), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff following an encounter with a gust of wind.

## 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 20220514006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220514006179A), May 14, 2022: Sparks Ralph A RV8 (N669RS), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. On may 14, 2022, at 1105 MDT, N669RS, a vans RV-8, single engine airplane, [privacy data omitted] a private pilot, departed the runway shortly after rotating…

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