Single-engine piston

N228GM

2013 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
80010
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-390 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Joby Aero Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Cruz, CA
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Registration record

N228GM on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
80010
Engines
Lycoming IO-390 series
Registered owner
Joby Aero Inc
Santa Cruz, CA
Certificate issued
2021-05-17
Airworthiness date
2026-04-15
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A1FF5B
Mode S (octal)
50377533
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2021-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N228GM.
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
Overview

About N228GM

N228GM is a 2013 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 80010. The FAA register lists Joby Aero Inc as the registrant in Santa Cruz, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-390 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated April 15, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N228GM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N228GM.

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.