# N8VM: Meek JUNGSTER-1, registration cancelled 1998-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Meek JUNGSTER-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/meek-jungster-1) (registry code 1590507)
- Serial number: 691159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1995
- Last registry action: February 18, 1998
- Mode S code: AADF12
- Owner when cancelled: [Meeker Fred S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEEKER%20FRED%20S%20JR)
- Location: [Deland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0331° N, 81.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32720, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8VM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VM-1998-04-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Meek JUNGSTER-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/meek-jungster-1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA071), Mar 31, 1996: Meeker JUNGSTER-1 (N8VM), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.
- [NTSB MIA78FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG19), May 15, 1978: Jungster 1 (N8VM), Ridgeville, SC, substantial damage

## 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 19960331005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005649A), Mar 31, 1996: Amtrks JUNGSTER1 (N8VM), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing. Impacted tore off wings. Lacked proper training and check out in the tail wheel type.

## Other aircraft with N8VM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8VM): Van Mac Air VAN RV-8, S/N 80051, built 2001

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