{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2008-09-26","airworthiness_ops":"Amateur built","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2026-01-30","city":"TECUMSEH","country_code":"US","county_code":"091","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"42250","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"O-360-A1D","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2033-01-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"VANS AIRCRAFT INC","kit_model":"RV-8","last_action_date":"2026-01-30","maker":"Gay John K","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"GAY JOHN K","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"05622M0","mode_s_code":"51427016","mode_s_hex":"A62E0E","model":"RV 8","n_number":"N498CM","name":"ROBERTS MARK","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N498CM is a Gay John K RV 8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2007. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Tecumseh, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 30, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 26, 2008.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"82208","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"MI","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"5846 MILWAUKEE RD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00312299","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N498CM","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":2007,"zip":"492868645"}