# N800KE: 2008 Drake Marc L RV8A, registration cancelled 2022-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Drake Marc L RV8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/drake-marc-l-rv8a) (registry code 05625GO)
- Engine: [Mattituck TMX-360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-360) (registry code 59602)
- Serial number: 82281
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 2008
- Certificate issued: January 2, 2013
- Last registry action: August 13, 2018
- Mode S code: AAE2C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Drake Marc L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAKE%20MARC%20L)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7551° N, 97.1392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76012, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800KE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=800KE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800KE-2022-05-09

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 Drake Marc L RV8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/drake-marc-l-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 WPR19LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA062), Jan 12, 2019: Vans RV8 (N800KE), Langley, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control at an altitude too low…

## 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 20190112000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190112000199A), Jan 12, 2019: Drake Marc L RV8A (N800KE), Whidbey Island, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft was witnessed as entering final approach for landing and rotated to the left, nose of aircraft suddenly dropped and crashed into trees.

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