Single-engine piston

N468EM

2004 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
81856
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Watsonville, CA
Registration record

N468EM on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A
Serial
81856
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Watsonville, CA
Certificate issued
2024-05-22
Airworthiness date
2004-05-24
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5B7C3
Mode S (octal)
51333703
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N468EM.
  • 2004-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N468EM

N468EM is a 2004 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A, serial number 81856. It is registered to co-owners in Watsonville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 May 24, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N468EM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N468EM.

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.