# N96VA: Vans RV-6T, registration cancelled 2000-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Vans RV-6T](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-6t) (registry code 05625FF)
- Serial number: 2
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1994
- Last registry action: July 18, 2000
- Mode S code: AD5BA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Vans Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [North Plains, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/North%20Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6894° N, 123.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97133, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96VA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96VA-2000-08-25

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 Vans RV-6T: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-6t.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 FTW00FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA113), Apr 2, 2000: Vans RV-6T (N96VA), Pettigrew, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's disregard for the…
- [NTSB SEA96LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA004), Oct 7, 1995: Vans RV-6T (N96VA), North Plains, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the failure of the left tank fuel quantity sending unit which resulted in a false indication of fuel quantity. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20000402004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402004689A), Apr 2, 2000: N96VA, Pettigrew, AR, No damage, 2 fatal. Aircraft impacted tree estimated 60 ft up, left wing separated. Impacted ground 146 ft. from tree inverted. Aircraft flipped over again, went 52 ft. then…
- [Accident 19951007031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007031409A), Oct 7, 1995: Amtr RV6 (N96VA), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach to airpark. Had run a fuel tank dry. Struck bushes. Tank was empty. Indictor was faulty.

## Other aircraft with N96VA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96VA): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7415052, built 1973

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