Single-engine piston

N281X

2015 Homebuilt RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Smithville, MO
Registration record

N281X on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt RV8
Serial
002
Engines
Lycoming IO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Smithville, MO
Certificate issued
2024-04-16
Airworthiness date
2022-11-09
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2D3BF
Mode S (octal)
50551677
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

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N281X to the current registrant.
  • 2022-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 1996-02-13
    N281X previously assigned to a Maule M-5-210C (s/n 6110C); cancelled.
Overview

About N281X

N281X is a 2015 Homebuilt RV8, serial number 002. It is registered to co-owners in Smithville, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 9, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N281X.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N281X.

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.