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N8281V

Mark Merrell VANS RV-8

Valid Florida

N8281V is a Mark Merrell VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2018. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Gainesville, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 10, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 5, 2018.

Aircraft

Maker
Mark Merrell
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
83083
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Superior IO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2018
Transponder code
AB5122 (octal 52650442)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 10, 2021
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 27, 2026
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 5, 2018
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01269980

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Merrell Mark
Type
Individual
Address
6062 SW 75Th Ter # 302
Gainesville, FL 32608

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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