Single-engine piston

N38LJ

1999 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
80803
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cavu Inc (Corporation)
Based
Emmitsburg, MD
Registration record

N38LJ on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
80803
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Cavu Inc
Emmitsburg, MD
Certificate issued
2011-08-25
Airworthiness date
1999-06-29
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A459F4
Mode S (octal)
51054764
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N38LJ.
  • 1999-06-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N38LJ

N38LJ is a 1999 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 80803. The FAA register lists Cavu Inc as the registrant in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 June 29, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38LJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38LJ.

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

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