# N838RV: 2002 Sheahen Dane E RV8A, registration cancelled 2018-11-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sheahen Dane E RV8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sheahen-dane-e-rv8a) (registry code 056112E)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 80797
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 2002
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2001
- Last registry action: May 15, 2015
- Mode S code: AB779D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheahen Dane](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEAHEN%20DANE)
- Location: [Buffalo Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Buffalo%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1682° N, 87.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60089, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838RV-2018-11-28

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 Sheahen Dane E RV8A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sheahen-dane-e-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 ERA16FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA127), Mar 12, 2016: Sheahen Dane E RV-8 (N838RV), Clermont, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing; which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was…

## 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 20160312004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160312004579A), Mar 12, 2016: Sheahen Dane E RV8A (N838RV), Clermont, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft accident occurred in Clermont Florida approximately 1/2 mile north of the south lake hospital. Cause of accident unknown at this time.

## Other aircraft with N838RV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838RV): Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700, S/N 87130, built 2026

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