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N424BW

Watkins Billy J RV-8

N424BW is a Watkins Billy J RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2005. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Skye Equipment LLC, an LLC in Asheboro, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 6, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated February 11, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Watkins Billy J
Model
RV-8
Serial number
80855
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-320 SERIES · 150 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2005
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A50AA9 (octal 51205251)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 6, 2026
Expires
March 31, 2033
Last FAA action
March 6, 2026
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · February 11, 2005
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00099349

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Skye Equipment LLC
Type
LLC
Address
5175 State Hwy 49
Asheboro, NC 27205

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data