Single-engine piston

N231D

2009 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
81561
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Fairfield, CA
Registration record

N231D on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81561
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1C
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairfield, CA
Certificate issued
2023-03-08
Airworthiness date
2009-02-18
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A20C82
Mode S (octal)
50406202
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N231D.
  • 2009-02-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N231D

N231D is a 2009 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81561. It is registered to co-owners in Fairfield, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B1C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 18, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N231D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N231D.

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.