Single-engine piston

N30DS

2003 Homebuilt RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
81482
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lebanon, TN
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Registration record

N30DS on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt RV8
Serial
81482
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lebanon, TN
Certificate issued
2011-05-14
Airworthiness date
2003-01-14
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A31D55
Mode S (octal)
50616525
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N30DS to the current registrant.
  • 2003-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2000-05-01
    N30DS previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 28761); cancelled.
Overview

About N30DS

N30DS is a 2003 Homebuilt RV8, serial number 81482. It is registered to an individual in Lebanon, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 14, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-05-05 Accident · Fontana, NC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA99FA150
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N30DS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot continued visual flight into know weather conditions which resulted in reduced visibility, and the subsequent in-flight collision with rising terrain. Factors in this accidents were clouds and low ceiling in the accident area.

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.