Single-engine piston

N229LB

2003 Homebuilt RV8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
80659
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Visalia, CA
Registration record

N229LB on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt RV8A
Serial
80659
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Visalia, CA
Certificate issued
2025-05-02
Airworthiness date
2003-11-26
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2036C
Mode S (octal)
50401554
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N229LB.
  • 2003-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N229LB

N229LB is a 2003 Homebuilt RV8A, serial number 80659. It is registered to an individual in Visalia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 26, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N229LB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N229LB.

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.