Single-engine piston

N478KT

2004 Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
81807
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Newnan, GA
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Registration record

N478KT on the FAA register

Type
2004 Vans RV-8
Serial
81807
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newnan, GA
Certificate issued
2024-10-02
Airworthiness date
2005-02-16
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5DFC5
Mode S (octal)
51357705
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-16
    Listed for sale on Trade-A-Plane at $149,000.
  • 2024-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N478KT to the current registrant.
  • 2005-02-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
Overview

About N478KT

N478KT is a 2004 Vans RV-8, serial number 81807. It is registered to an individual in Newnan, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

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 16, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N478KT. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Market

Listing history

SourceFirst seenLast seenAsking
Trade-A-Plane 2026-08-162026-08-30$149,000

Asking prices from public listings, not confirmed sale prices.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-09-17 Accident · Linden, NJ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC84FA314
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N478KT registration before this airframe.

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

Flight activity

Last tracked flight

Last tracked flight Sep 11, 2026 (53 days ago), callsign N478KT. Track N478KT →

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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.