Single-engine piston

N48HR

2008 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
81972
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Aerosport O-360
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sequim, WA
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Registration record

N48HR on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81972
Engines
Aerosport O-360
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sequim, WA
Certificate issued
2021-01-19
Airworthiness date
2009-02-10
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5E6FF
Mode S (octal)
51363377
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N48HR.
  • 2009-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N48HR

N48HR is a 2008 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81972. It is registered to an individual in Sequim, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 19, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Aerosport O-360 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 10, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N48HR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-10-24 Accident · Compton, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX91GA016B
Reported aircraft: Enstrom F-28F — a different aircraft that carried the N48HR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF EACH TO SEE-AND-AVOID CONFLICTING TRAFFIC. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF AIR 28 (N48HR) TO USE HIS TRANSPONDER NEAR THE TCA, AND THE PILOT OF AIR 21 DIVERTED TOO MUCH OF HIS ATTENTION TO A MAP.

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.