# N772KS: 2005 Sheehan Kevin A VANS RV-8, registration cancelled 2023-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sheehan Kevin A VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/sheehan-kevin-a-vans-rv-8) (registry code 05618SI)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 81281
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 2005
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2023
- Last registry action: September 18, 2023
- Mode S code: AA7167
- Owner when cancelled: [Ensley Ethan Gravitte](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENSLEY%20ETHAN%20GRAVITTE)
- Location: [Winter Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.6084° N, 81.3006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32792, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N772KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=772KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772KS-2023-12-11

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 Sheehan Kevin A VANS RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/sheehan-kevin-a-vans-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 ERA23LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA365), Sep 5, 2023: Sheehan Kevin A Vans RV-8 (N772KS), Umatilla, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## 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 20230905014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230905014829A), Sep 5, 2023: Sheehan Kevin A VANS RV-8 (N772KS), Umatilla, FL, Substantial damage. September 5, 2023. The pilot of the accidnet aircraft flew from ksfb to X23. After refueling at X23 airport, he departed runway 01 at approximately 0742 EST.…

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