Single-engine piston

N69LM

2008 Homebuilt RV8-A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2008
Serial
81427
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Alpharetta, GA
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Registration record

N69LM on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt RV8-A
Serial
81427
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Alpharetta, GA
Certificate issued
2009-01-30
Airworthiness date
2008-12-21
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A92963
Mode S (octal)
52224543
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-08
    Accident at Cleveland, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2009-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N69LM to the current registrant.
  • 2008-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-09-07
    N69LM previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17263973); cancelled.
Overview

About N69LM

N69LM is a 2008 Homebuilt RV8-A, serial number 81427. It is registered to an individual in Alpharetta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2009 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 21, 2008.

N69LM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-11-08 Accident · Cleveland, GA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA25LA042
Reported aircraft: Vans RV8-A
Probable cause: A nose landing gear collapse on landing and subsequent nose over.
NTSB report ↗
1999-12-09 Accident · Ava, MO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI00LA036
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N69LM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the improper in-flight decision made by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the charts/other manuals depicting the incorrect frequency, the dirt bank, and the rocks.

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.