# N808VV: Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5, registration cancelled 1990-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-ffa-hbv-diamant-16-5) (registry code 3550808)
- Serial number: 037
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: February 22, 1990
- Last registry action: February 23, 1990
- Mode S code: AB0184
- Owner when cancelled: [Kulesza George G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KULESZA%20GEORGE%20G)
- Location: [Green Valley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Green%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8113° N, 110.9311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85614, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808VV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=808VV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808VV-1990-07-20

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 Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5: https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-ffa-hbv-diamant-16-5.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 LAX89LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA248), Jul 26, 1989: Flug-Und Fahrzeugwerke Diament 16.5 (N808VV), Marana, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL RESULTING FROM AN UNCOMMANDED UPWARD PITCH SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF.

## 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 19890726025409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890726025409A), Jul 26, 1989: Farzwk DIAMANT165 (N808VV), Marana, AZ, Destroyed. Pitched up on a 45 degree angle on glider tow stalled and crashed..

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