# N8535B: 1981 Valenza Samuel VP-II, registration cancelled 2012-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Valenza Samuel VP-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/valenza-samuel-vp-ii) (registry code 0563683)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: V2-12-79-SV
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1982
- Last registry action: August 20, 1998
- Mode S code: ABB586
- Location: [Merrimack, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Merrimack)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8520° N, 71.5199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03054, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8535B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8535B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8535B-2012-08-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Valenza Samuel VP-II: https://openairdocs.org/model/valenza-samuel-vp-ii.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 NYC99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA221), Sep 6, 1999: Valenza Volksplane VP-II (N8535B), Westmore, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

## 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 19990906046129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906046129A), Sep 6, 1999: N8535B, Westmore, VT, No damage. (-23) On September 6, 1999, about 0800 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt volksplane, VP-11, N8535B was destroyed during takeoff from a private airstrip near…

## Other aircraft with N8535B

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8535B-1965-05-20): Cessna 172, S/N 36235. Owner: [Dunnavant Gerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNNAVANT%20GERRY), [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)

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