Single-engine piston

N3617G

2004 Homebuilt RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
81628
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Locust Grove, VA
Registration record

N3617G on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt RV8
Serial
81628
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Locust Grove, VA
Certificate issued
2018-12-18
Airworthiness date
2004-07-13
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A41357
Mode S (octal)
51011527
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3617G to the current registrant.
  • 2004-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1975-06-09
    N3617G previously assigned to a Aero Commander Callair A-9 (s/n 1017); cancelled.
Overview

About N3617G

N3617G is a 2004 Homebuilt RV8, serial number 81628. It is registered to an individual in Locust Grove, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 13, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3617G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-05-09 Accident · Lockeford,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1876
Reported aircraft: Callair A-9 — a different aircraft that carried the N3617G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Y TOO SHORT FOR EXISTING LOAD AND HI TEMP COND.

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.