Single-engine piston

N104SJ

2001 Homebuilt Vans RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
81278
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oceanside, CA
Registration record

N104SJ on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Vans RV8
Serial
81278
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oceanside, CA
Certificate issued
2019-10-07
Airworthiness date
2001-09-14
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A01529
Mode S (octal)
50012451
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N104SJ.
  • 2001-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N104SJ

N104SJ is a 2001 Homebuilt Vans RV8, serial number 81278. It is registered to an individual in Oceanside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 14, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N104SJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N104SJ.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.