Single-engine piston

N488RV

2005 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
81705
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Annapolis, MD
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Registration record

N488RV on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
81705
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Annapolis, MD
Certificate issued
2005-07-08
Airworthiness date
2005-08-17
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A607DC
Mode S (octal)
51403734
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

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N488RV to the current registrant.
  • 1989-10-12
    N488RV previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV4 (s/n 88); cancelled.
Overview

About N488RV

N488RV is a 2005 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 81705. It is registered to an individual in Annapolis, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2005 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 August 17, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N488RV. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-10-05 Accident · Kootenai, ID Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · SEA84FA005
Reported aircraft: Hordemann RV-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N488RV registration before this airframe.

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.