Single-engine piston

N717CS

2019 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
82206
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
717 Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Alto, NM
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Registration record

N717CS on the FAA register

Type
2019 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
82206
Engines
Lycoming IO-360A
Registered owner
717 Aviation Inc
Alto, NM
Certificate issued
2018-12-31
Airworthiness date
2019-03-30
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A99651
Mode S (octal)
52313121
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2018-12-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N717CS to the current registrant.
  • 2012-11-29
    N717CS previously assigned to a Homebuilt 162F (s/n CS001); cancelled.
Overview

About N717CS

N717CS is a 2019 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 82206. The FAA register lists 717 Aviation Inc as the registrant in Alto, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 31, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 30, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N717CS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-06-16 Accident · Hood River, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA04CA107
Reported aircraft: Steward Rocky 162F — a different aircraft that carried the N717CS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's miscalculation of fuel consumption and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A factor was the high vegetation.

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.