Single-engine piston

N59YL

2018 Homebuilt Vans Aircraft RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
82381
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sausalito, CA
Registration record

N59YL on the FAA register

Type
2018 Homebuilt Vans Aircraft RV-8
Serial
82381
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sausalito, CA
Certificate issued
2022-12-15
Airworthiness date
2018-10-04
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A79D3F
Mode S (octal)
51716477
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N59YL.
  • 2018-10-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N59YL

N59YL is a 2018 Homebuilt Vans Aircraft RV-8, serial number 82381. It is registered to an individual in Sausalito, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 4, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59YL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59YL.

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.