Single-engine piston

N22SZ

2001 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
81381
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Salina, KS
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Registration record

N22SZ on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A
Serial
81381
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Salina, KS
Certificate issued
2024-04-08
Airworthiness date
2001-07-02
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1E050
Mode S (octal)
50360120
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-17
    Accident at Mineral Point, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N22SZ to the current registrant.
  • 2022-03-29
    N22SZ previously assigned to a Cessna Citation Sovereign (s/n 680-0334); cancelled.
  • 2001-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N22SZ

N22SZ is a 2001 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A, serial number 81381. It is registered to co-owners in Salina, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 2, 2001.

N22SZ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-17 Accident · Mineral Point, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB (Ongoing) · CEN26LA258
Reported aircraft: Vans RV-8A
Preliminary report: On July 17, 2026, at 1748 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A, N22SZ, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. The commercial pilot was uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that while en route to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he stopped at Iowa County Airport, Mineral Point (MRJ), Wisconsin, for fuel and to wait for visual flight conditions to improve at the destination airport. He then departed MRJ, and after climbing to 9,000 ft mean sea level, he switched fuel tanks and a “moment or so” later, the engine lost power. He…
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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.