# N8HU: 1992 Aviat A-1, registration cancelled 2013-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aviat A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (registry code 2210302)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1202
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1992
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1993
- Last registry action: September 2, 1999
- Mode S code: AADDED
- Owners when cancelled: [Rocky Beach Properties Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20BEACH%20PROPERTIES%20LTD), [Stephen F Downs](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHEN%20F%20DOWNS), [Diane R Downs](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIANE%20R%20DOWNS)
- Location: [Montrose, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Montrose)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5150° N, 107.7661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81401, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8HU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8HU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8HU-2013-10-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Aviat A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1.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 DEN01FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA151), Aug 23, 2001: Aviat A-1 (N8HU), Montrose, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional abrupt maneuver immediately after takeoff and the subsequent loss of aircraft control. Contributing factors were high density altitude weather conditions, and 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 20010823025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010823025499A), Aug 23, 2001: Chris A1 (N8HU), Nucla, CO, No damage. (-23) Aircraft crashed, burned, and destroyed while attempting landing. Pilot and passenger died. Aircraft was in a steep right turn when the right wing tip…

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