Single-engine piston

N451DB

2020 Homebuilt Vans RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
82122
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Waxahachie, TX
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Registration record

N451DB on the FAA register

Type
2020 Homebuilt Vans RV8
Serial
82122
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Waxahachie, TX
Certificate issued
2020-09-21
Airworthiness date
2020-10-01
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A57620
Mode S (octal)
51273040
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2020-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N451DB to the current registrant.
  • 2011-02-10
    N451DB previously assigned to a Robinson R44 RAVEN I Piston Helicopters / R44 Cadet / R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters (s/n 1395); cancelled.
Overview

About N451DB

N451DB is a 2020 Homebuilt Vans RV8, serial number 82122. It is registered to an individual in Waxahachie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-C1C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 1, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N451DB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-12-08 Accident · Canal Point, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA11CA080
Reported aircraft: Robinson R44 — a different aircraft that carried the N451DB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Pilot fatigue due to lack of sleep resulting in incapacitation (falling asleep) and ground contact while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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.