Single-engine piston

N2050W

2002 Homebuilt RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
81153
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saint Johns, MI
Registration record

N2050W on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt RV8
Serial
81153
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saint Johns, MI
Certificate issued
2019-06-03
Airworthiness date
2002-10-19
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1A703
Mode S (octal)
50323403
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2050W to the current registrant.
  • 2002-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-07-09
    N2050W previously assigned to a Beechcraft C33A Debonair (s/n CE1); cancelled.
Overview

About N2050W

N2050W is a 2002 Homebuilt RV8, serial number 81153. It is registered to an individual in Saint Johns, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 3, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 19, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2050W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-10-07 Accident · Robbins, NC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA98FA007A
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35-C33A — a different aircraft that carried the N2050W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the pilots in both aircraft to see-and-avoid each other's airplane (inadequate visual lookout), and failure of the Beech pilot to operate his airplane at a correct Visual Flight Rules (VFR) cruising altitude for his route of flight.

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.