# N78RV: 1978 Blatchford Don RV-3, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Blatchford Don RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/blatchford-don-rv-3) (registry code 05608D1)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RV335
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1979
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: AA8FB8
- Owners when cancelled: [Blatchford Don W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLATCHFORD%20DON%20W), [Blatchford Gale W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLATCHFORD%20GALE%20W)
- Location: [Molalla, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Molalla)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0954° N, 122.5590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97038, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78RV-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Blatchford Don RV-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/blatchford-don-rv-3.md

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