# N7736T: Macias Richard SR RV8A, registration cancelled 2020-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Macias Richard SR RV8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/macias-richard-sr-rv8a) (registry code 05617Z0)
- Serial number: 81302
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2011
- Last registry action: June 2, 2017
- Mode S code: AA7768
- Owner when cancelled: [Ervin Nicholas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERVIN%20NICHOLAS%20J)
- Location: [Valdosta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Valdosta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9330° N, 83.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31605, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7736T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7736T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7736T-2020-12-08

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 Macias Richard SR RV8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/macias-richard-sr-rv8a.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 CEN20CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA087), Feb 15, 2020: Vans RV8 (N7736T), Columbus, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The inadvertent engine start of the unoccupied airplane, which resulted in it moving forward and impacting a hangar and an electrical box.

## 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 20200215005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200215005689A), Feb 15, 2020: Macias Richard Sr RV8A (N7736T), Columbus, MS, Destroyed. Ground incident: during pre-flight and engine start operations, engine starter did not engage engine, resulting in a no-start. Pilot terminated start…

## Other aircraft with N7736T

- [Cancelled 1960-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7736T-1960-05-03): Cessna 172A, S/N 47336. Exported to El Salvador. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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