Single-engine piston

N297KE

2023 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
83116
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Makanda, IL
Registration record

N297KE on the FAA register

Type
2023 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
83116
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Makanda, IL
Certificate issued
2025-08-26
Airworthiness date
2023-03-12
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A31061
Mode S (octal)
50610141
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N297KE.
  • 2023-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N297KE

N297KE is a 2023 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 83116. It is registered to an individual in Makanda, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-M1B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 12, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N297KE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N297KE.

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.