{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2014-10-15","airworthiness_ops":"Amateur built","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2013-09-20","city":"LOUISVILLE","country_code":"US","county_code":"111","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"42299","engine_horsepower":168,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"O-360-B2C","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2029-09-30","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":"2026-03-23","maker":"David M Schmitz/Derek C James","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"DAVID M SCHMITZ/DEREK C JAMES","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"056322R","mode_s_code":"53013260","mode_s_hex":"AC16B0","model":"RV-8","n_number":"N8782D","name":"SCHMITZ DAVID M","num_engines":1,"other_names":"JAMES DEREK C","plain_english":"N8782D is a David M Schmitz/Derek C James RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2014. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Louisville, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 20, 2013 and expires on September 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 15, 2014.","region":"Central","region_code":"3","registrant_type":"Co-owned","registrant_type_code":"4","seats":2,"serial_number":"83167","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"KY","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"3911 OAKLEIGH MEADOW PL","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"01133106","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N8782D","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":2014,"zip":"402458440"}