# N8VS: 1985 Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB, registration cancelled 2013-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB](https://openairdocs.org/model/sater-vernon-d-coot-a-amphib) (registry code 957051X)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A&6V335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (registry code 27020)
- Serial number: SATER COOT #1
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1989
- Last registry action: December 29, 2011
- Mode S code: AADF17
- Location: [Ajo, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Ajo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3620° N, 112.5847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85321, within about 21 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VS-2013-04-02

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 Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB: https://openairdocs.org/model/sater-vernon-d-coot-a-amphib.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 WPR13LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA050), Nov 23, 2012: Sater Coot A-Amphib (N8VS), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive flight control inputs, which led to flight that exceeded the structural limits of the airplane and resulted in structural failure of both wings.

## 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 20121123026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121123026819A), Nov 23, 2012: Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB (N8VS), San Andreas, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness reported the aircraft turned rt base for rwy 31, nosed down and the wings appeared to seperate prior to impact.

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