N389VV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGEN built in 2004. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2006. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Hopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGEN cancelled January 24, 2006
- Serial number
- 389
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 30, 2003
- Last FAA action
- June 30, 2003
- Last owner
- Hopkins Michael P (Individual)
Aguila, AZ - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N389VV
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hopkins Rutan VariViggen · serial 389
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site