# N83SE: 2004 ELY John M VANS ACFT RV-8, registration cancelled 2024-10-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 12, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [ELY John M VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/ely-john-m-vans-acft-rv-8) (registry code 05617U3)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 81685
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 2004
- Last registry action: January 13, 2024
- Mode S code: AB5796
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5928° N, 80.5078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32968, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83SE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83SE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83SE-2024-10-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ELY John M VANS ACFT RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/ely-john-m-vans-acft-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 WPR23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA179), May 5, 2023: ELY John M Vans Acft RV-8 (N83SE), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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 20230505004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230505004779A), May 5, 2023: Ely John M VANS ACFT RV-8 (N83SE), North Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. On 05 may 2023, approximately 9:45 am local, experimental amateur built aircraft on landing rollout on vgt rwy 12R PIC stated a gust of wind lifted the…

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