# N6948L: 2023 David B Lunn VANS RV8, registration cancelled 2024-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [David B Lunn VANS RV8](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-b-lunn-vans-rv8) (registry code 056400C)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-C1C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c) (registry code 41832)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 82987
- Year built: 2023
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 2023
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2022
- Last registry action: August 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A93D0D
- Owner when cancelled: [Lunn David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUNN%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [Port Hueneme, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Port%20Hueneme)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1632° N, 119.1867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93041, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6948L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6948L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6948L-2024-05-14

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 David B Lunn VANS RV8: https://openairdocs.org/model/david-b-lunn-vans-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 WPR24FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA056), Dec 16, 2023: Vans RV8 (N6948L), Corona, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fuel contamination from the pilot’s improper application of a sealant to the fuel tank, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power on takeoff.

## 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 20231216018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231216018939A), Dec 16, 2023: David B Lunn VANS RV8 (N6948L), Corona, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed Corona Municipal Airport (ajo) at approximately 1230 local time on runway 7. After reaching an altitude of approximately 450 ft AGL…

## Other aircraft with N6948L

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6948L-2013-05-09): Cessna 310K, S/N 310K0048. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Airtech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRTECH%20INC), [Mesquite, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Mesquite)

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