# N863Y: Harshbarger W/Reed F RV-8, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Harshbarger W/Reed F RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/harshbarger-w-reed-f-rv-8) (registry code 05607WV)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 80259
- Year built: 0
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 2000
- Certificate issued: March 5, 2002
- Last registry action: March 11, 2008
- Mode S code: ABDC22
- Owner when cancelled: [Reed Farn T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REED%20FARN%20T)
- Location: [Grants Pass, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Grants%20Pass)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5356° N, 123.3384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97526, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N863Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=863Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863Y-2013-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Harshbarger W/Reed F RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/harshbarger-w-reed-f-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 SEA03FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA110), Jun 20, 2003: Harshbarger W/Reed RV-8 (N863Y), Grants Pass, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Corrosion and contamination within the fuel servo unit and the pilot's delayed turn back to the runway. Contributing factors were trees and the pilot's impairment due to prescription medication.

## 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 20030620012699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620012699A), Jun 20, 2003: Amtr RV8 (N863Y), Grants Pass, OR, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft had not been operated for about one year. Mr. Reed worked on it the week of 6/15/2003 to prepare it to sell. Mrs. Reed reported that Mr.…

## Other aircraft with N863Y

- [Cancelled 1933-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863Y-1933-02-08): Hageman Edwin POWERED GLIDER, S/N 7, built 1930. Owner: [Hageman Edwin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGEMAN%20EDWIN), [Montclair, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Montclair)

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