N8535B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Valenza Samuel VP-II built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 6, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Valenza Samuel VP-II cancelled August 6, 2012
- Serial number
- V2-12-79-SV
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- August 20, 1998
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Merrimack, NH - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna 172 cancelled May 20, 1965
- Serial number
- 36235
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 29, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Dunnavant Gerry (Partnership)
Birmingham, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8535B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Valenza VOLKSPLANE VP-II · serial V2-12-79-SV
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the 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