Single-engine piston

N171AB

2003 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
81642
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Flower Mound, TX
Registration record

N171AB on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81642
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Flower Mound, TX
Certificate issued
2015-12-12
Airworthiness date
2003-10-01
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A11CE6
Mode S (octal)
50216346
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N171AB.
  • 2003-10-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N171AB

N171AB is a 2003 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81642. It is registered to an individual in Flower Mound, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.

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 October 1, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N171AB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N171AB.

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.