Single-engine piston

N288BD

2003 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
80595
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hop Props LLC (LLC)
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N288BD on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
80595
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Hop Props LLC
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2009-10-30
Airworthiness date
2003-10-09
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2EBD0
Mode S (octal)
50565720
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N288BD.
  • 2003-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N288BD

N288BD is a 2003 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 80595. The FAA register lists Hop Props LLC as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 9, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N288BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N288BD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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