Piston helicopter

N1820

1968 Homebuilt B-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
VWK-1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum (Corporation)
Based
Ramona, CA
Registration record

N1820 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt B-8
Serial
VWK-1
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Classic Rotors Museum
Ramona, CA
Certificate issued
2006-08-29
Airworthiness date
1980-05-05
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A14A72
Mode S (octal)
50245162
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1820 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
  • 1928-12-01
    N1820 previously assigned to a Boeing Seaplane (s/n A-68-B); cancelled.
Overview

About N1820

N1820 is a 1968 Homebuilt B-8, serial number VWK-1. The FAA register lists Classic Rotors Museum as the registrant in Ramona, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2006 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 5, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1820. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-04-28 Accident · Atlantic City,Nj, 30 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 1 0009
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N1820 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: POWER,LOST CONTROL.ACFT LND OFF RNWY,STRUCK DITCH

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

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