Single-engine piston

N217BW

2005 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
81217
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
East Liverpool, OH
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Registration record

N217BW on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
81217
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
East Liverpool, OH
Certificate issued
2022-01-20
Airworthiness date
2010-11-12
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1D3B1
Mode S (octal)
50351661
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N217BW.
  • 2010-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N217BW

N217BW is a 2005 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 81217. It is registered to an individual in East Liverpool, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 12, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N217BW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N217BW.

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.