# N88MV: 2000 Metcalfe Robert B VANS RV-6, registration cancelled 2020-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Metcalfe Robert B VANS RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/metcalfe-robert-b-vans-rv-6) (registry code 05608SK)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24874
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 2000
- Last registry action: August 5, 2019
- Mode S code: AC1CA3
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8759° N, 115.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83716, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88MV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88MV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88MV-2020-05-08

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 Metcalfe Robert B VANS RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/metcalfe-robert-b-vans-rv-6.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 WPR18LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA021), Oct 30, 2017: Metcalfe Robert B Vans RV 6 (N88MV), Selma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure an alternator ground cable swage that led to problems with the electrical system and/or electronic engine controls, which resulted in a total loss of engine…

## 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 20171030016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171030016669A), Oct 30, 2017: Metcalfe Robert B VANS RV-6 (N88MV), Selma, CA, Substantial damage. On November 30, 2017, N88MV an experimental vans RV6 departed fresno chandler airport ( kfch) for a local flight. The aircraft had just been equipped with a…

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