Accident · destroyed
Aug 24, 2016 · Sebring, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Report
- ERA16FA297
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA16FA297)
N379RV2005 Heberlein Ronald VAN'S RV-9A
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 23, 2018.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 2016)No ADs since 1998 matched
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Saflight LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Sebring, FL
- Certificate issued
- Dec 4, 2015
- Canceled
- Oct 23, 2018
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur Built
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 15, 2005
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Heberlein Ronald
- Model
- VAN'S RV-9A
- Year
- 2005
- Serial number
- 90965
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Not Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Kit
- Vans Aircraft Inc Rv-9a
- Mode S code
- A456C5
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O-320-D2j
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 160 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – 2018Saflight LLCSebring, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026