Single-engine piston

N161RL

2006 Homebuilt Thomason RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
80480
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Melbourne Beach, FL
Registration record

N161RL on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Thomason RV-8
Serial
80480
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Melbourne Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2015-07-16
Airworthiness date
2006-06-26
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0F6E7
Mode S (octal)
50173347
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N161RL.
  • 2006-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N161RL

N161RL is a 2006 Homebuilt Thomason RV-8, serial number 80480. It is registered to an individual in Melbourne Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 26, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N161RL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N161RL.

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.