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N8YV

Bixby John D VANS RV-8

Valid Texas

N8YV is a Bixby John D VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2006. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 21, 2004 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated November 11, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Bixby John D
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
82030
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-360-A1D · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2006
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
AADF65 (octal 52557545)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 21, 2004
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · November 11, 2006
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00112529

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bixby John D
Type
Individual
Address
6626 Coral Ridge Rd
Houston, TX 77069-3211

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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