# N901X: Bernhard D/Bernhard M VANS RV8, registration cancelled 2013-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bernhard D/Bernhard M VANS RV8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bernhard-d-bernhard-m-vans-rv8) (registry code 05611TS)
- Serial number: 81051
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2005
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AC74F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotge Raymond](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTGE%20RAYMOND)
- Location: [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5259° N, 122.6907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95404, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=901X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901X-2013-06-21

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 Bernhard D/Bernhard M VANS RV8: https://openairdocs.org/model/bernhard-d-bernhard-m-vans-rv8.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 WPR10LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA297), Jun 17, 2010: Bernhard Vans RV8 (N901X), Truckee, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a steep turn to final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

## 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 20100617036469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100617036469A), Jun 17, 2010: Bernhard D/ VANS RV8 (N901X), Truckee, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. A witness stated that he spotted the aircraft on a base leg for runway 28. The winds were gusting out of the southwest 10 to 20 knots from around 220°. The…

## Other aircraft with N901X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901X): Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550), S/N 5603, built 2019
- [Cancelled 1969-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901X-1969-11-25): Beech D50C, S/N DH-279. Owner: [Swearingen Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWEARINGEN%20AIRCRAFT), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- [Cancelled 1968-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901X-1968-03-07): Grumman G-164A, S/N 422. Exported to Germany

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