Single-engine piston

N5577C

2021 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
81991
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Taylorville, IL
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Registration record

N5577C on the FAA register

Type
2021 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
81991
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Taylorville, IL
Certificate issued
2021-09-13
Airworthiness date
2021-10-01
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A71CBC
Mode S (octal)
51616274
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2021-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N5577C to the current registrant.
  • 2006-01-25
    N5577C previously assigned to a Cessna 170A (s/n 19631); cancelled.
Overview

About N5577C

N5577C is a 2021 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 81991. It is registered to an individual in Taylorville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 1, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5577C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-03-29 Accident · Hobbs, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN03LA060
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170A — a different aircraft that carried the N5577C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was the runway light's cement foundation.

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.