N48RV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Violet Bob W DRAGONFLY built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 21, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N48RV is reserved by Nnumbersforsale.Com LLC since January 12, 2024. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on November 12, 2026.
Violet Bob W DRAGONFLY cancelled March 21, 2017
- Serial number
- 161
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 30, 1993
- Last FAA action
- July 29, 2008
- Last owner
- Snow Mark D (Individual)
Carlsbad, NM - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N48RV
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Violet Dragonfly · serial 161
The pilot's loss of control resulting from his improperly planned approach and an inadvertent encounter with wake turbulence.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Violet DRAGONFLY · serial 166
THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CONTROL STICK ASSEMBLY AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL STICK ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOUNT
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