Single-engine piston

N53DK

2022 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
81817
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky Dweller Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Orlando, FL
Registration record

N53DK on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
81817
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1A
Registered owner
Sky Dweller Aviation LLC
Orlando, FL
Certificate issued
2026-05-12
Airworthiness date
2022-06-01
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6AE69
Mode S (octal)
51527151
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N53DK to the current registrant.
  • 2022-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-01-21
    N53DK previously assigned to a Homebuilt P/V-320 (s/n 001); cancelled.
Overview

About N53DK

N53DK is a 2022 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 81817. The FAA register lists Sky Dweller Aviation LLC as the registrant in Orlando, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 1, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53DK.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53DK.

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

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