Single-engine piston

N297DW

2000 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
80601
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lawsonville, NC
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Registration record

N297DW on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
80601
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lawsonville, NC
Certificate issued
2015-01-08
Airworthiness date
2000-09-20
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A30FDB
Mode S (octal)
50607733
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N297DW.
  • 2000-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N297DW

N297DW is a 2000 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 80601. It is registered to co-owners in Lawsonville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2015 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 20, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N297DW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N297DW.

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.