Single-engine piston

N415GS

2004 Homebuilt Swanson RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
81406
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kirkman Robert Nolan + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Pilot Mountain, NC
Registration record

N415GS on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Swanson RV-8
Serial
81406
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Kirkman Robert Nolan + 1 co-owner
Pilot Mountain, NC
Certificate issued
2026-09-08
Airworthiness date
2004-02-18
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4E75A
Mode S (octal)
51163532
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

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N415GS.
  • 2004-02-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N415GS

N415GS is a 2004 Homebuilt Swanson RV-8, serial number 81406. The FAA register lists Kirkman Robert Nolan + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 18, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N415GS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N415GS.

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.