Single-engine piston

N187AF

2026 Homebuilt Vans RV-8 Standard

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2026
Serial
84182
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming YIO-360 EXP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Canyon Lake, TX
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Registration record

N187AF on the FAA register

Type
2026 Homebuilt Vans RV-8 Standard
Serial
84182
Engines
Lycoming YIO-360 EXP
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Canyon Lake, TX
Certificate issued
2025-04-14
Airworthiness date
2026-07-02
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A15AB3
Mode S (octal)
50255263
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

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N187AF to the current registrant.
  • 2003-06-04
    N187AF previously assigned to a Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (s/n 187); cancelled.
Overview

About N187AF

N187AF is a 2026 Homebuilt Vans RV-8 Standard, serial number 84182. It is registered to an individual in Canyon Lake, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming YIO-360 EXP engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 2, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N187AF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-06-10 Accident · Cerrillos, NM Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN01FA113
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 — a different aircraft that carried the N187AF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's loss of aircraft control inflight for reasons undetermined. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate transition/upgrade training and his total lack of experience in aircraft make/model.

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.