# N804RL: 2017 Jon S Thocker VANS RV-8, registration cancelled 2019-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jon S Thocker VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/jon-s-thocker-vans-rv-8) (registry code 05636XY)
- Engine: [Superior IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (registry code 59251)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00001SC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00001SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 83272
- Year built: 2017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 2017
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2017
- Last registry action: October 2, 2017
- Mode S code: AAF23B
- Owner when cancelled: [Thocker Jon S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOCKER%20JON%20S)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2763° N, 84.3997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45241, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=804RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804RL-2019-05-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Jon S Thocker VANS RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/jon-s-thocker-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 ERA19FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA010), Oct 12, 2018: Vans RV8 (N804RL), Culpeper, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of attitude orientation while maneuvering at low altitude in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in impact with terrain.

## 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 20181012019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019759A), Oct 12, 2018: Jon S Thocker VANS RV-8 (N804RL), Culpeper, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Accident aircraft was part of a two aircraft aerobatic performance being conducted at the 2018 Culpeper airfest located at Culpeper Regional Airport in…

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