Single-engine piston

N218S

2018 Homebuilt RV-9A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
90187
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
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Registration record

N218S on the FAA register

Type
2018 Homebuilt RV-9A
Serial
90187
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2021-10-30
Airworthiness date
2018-06-23
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1D8CA
Mode S (octal)
50354312
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N218S to the current registrant.
  • 2018-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-09-21
    N218S previously assigned to a Cessna 310C (s/n 35963); cancelled.
  • 1970-06-29
    N218S previously assigned to a Homebuilt Gyrocopter (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N218S

N218S is a 2018 Homebuilt RV-9A, serial number 90187. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 23, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N218S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-12-09 Accident · Ft Myers, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL99LA032
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310C — a different aircraft that carried the N218S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane by the pilot and subsequent malfunction of the nose gear strut, and the pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist.

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.