Single-engine piston

N51BL

2015 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
82135
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Superior XP-IO360B1AC2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Nathrop, CO
Registration record

N51BL on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
82135
Engines
Superior XP-IO360B1AC2
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Nathrop, CO
Certificate issued
2009-06-12
Airworthiness date
2015-04-29
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A65F3A
Mode S (octal)
51457472
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).
  • 2015-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N51BL to the current registrant.
  • 1995-12-11
    N51BL previously assigned to a Learjet 25D (s/n 269); cancelled.
  • 1988-11-30
    N51BL previously assigned to a Beechcraft A100 (s/n B150); cancelled.
Overview

About N51BL

N51BL is a 2015 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 82135. It is registered to an individual in Nathrop, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2009 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Superior XP-IO360B1AC2 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 29, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51BL.

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.