Single-engine piston

N6978C

2008 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
81554
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Mattituck TMX 360
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fulshear, TX
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Registration record

N6978C on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81554
Engines
Mattituck TMX 360
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fulshear, TX
Certificate issued
2021-05-22
Airworthiness date
2008-03-21
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9482A
Mode S (octal)
52244052
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N6978C to the current registrant.
  • 2008-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977-07-25
    N6978C previously assigned to a Beechcraft T-34A (s/n G-133); cancelled.
Overview

About N6978C

N6978C is a 2008 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81554. It is registered to an individual in Fulshear, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Mattituck TMX 360 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 21, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6978C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-12-17 Accident · Corona,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0978
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A45 — a different aircraft that carried the N6978C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VERTED FLIGHT POSITION.

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

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N6979U
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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.