Single-engine piston

N268S

2002 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
80682
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lancaster, OH
Registration record

N268S on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A
Serial
80682
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lancaster, OH
Certificate issued
2021-04-19
Airworthiness date
2002-09-18
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A29E45
Mode S (octal)
50517105
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N268S to the current registrant.
  • 2002-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974-07-19
    N268S previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC1330); cancelled.
Overview

About N268S

N268S is a 2002 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A, serial number 80682. It is registered to an individual in Lancaster, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 18, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N268S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-06-26 Accident · Allensville,Ky, 17 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2205
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7GCA — a different aircraft that carried the N268S registration before this airframe.

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.