Single-engine piston

N188R

2005 Homebuilt RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
81458
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Barbara, CA
Registration record

N188R on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt RV8
Serial
81458
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Barbara, CA
Certificate issued
2021-07-30
Airworthiness date
2006-01-22
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A15FDB
Mode S (octal)
50257733
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N188R to the current registrant.
  • 2006-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 2000-11-14
    N188R previously assigned to a Learjet 25D (s/n 305); cancelled.
  • 1966-01-04
    N188R previously assigned to a Cessna 310F (s/n 310-0146); cancelled.
Overview

About N188R

N188R is a 2005 Homebuilt RV8, serial number 81458. It is registered to an individual in Santa Barbara, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 22, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N188R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N188R.

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.