Single-engine piston

N1238

2016 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
82552
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saint Augustine, FL
Registration record

N1238 on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
82552
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saint Augustine, FL
Certificate issued
2020-08-11
Airworthiness date
2016-05-12
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A06247
Mode S (octal)
50061107
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N1238 to the current registrant.
  • 2016-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2014-09-03
    N1238 previously assigned to a Commander 680FL (s/n 1636-120); cancelled.
  • 1938-06-15
    N1238 previously assigned to a Swallow Swallow (s/n 546); cancelled.
Overview

About N1238

N1238 is a 2016 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 82552. It is registered to an individual in Saint Augustine, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 12, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1238.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1238.

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.