Single-engine piston

N731DB

2008 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
82810
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dallas, TX
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Registration record

N731DB on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
82810
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2018-04-17
Airworthiness date
2008-04-18
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9CF0F
Mode S (octal)
52347417
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N731DB to the current registrant.
  • 2008-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-05-10
    N731DB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Eagle II (s/n 01); cancelled.
  • 1997-03-13
    N731DB previously assigned to a Cessna A188B (s/n 18802805T); cancelled.
Overview

About N731DB

N731DB is a 2008 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 82810. It is registered to an individual in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 18, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N731DB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-08-10 Accident · Town Creek, AL Damage: Destroyed NTSB · ATL95LA151
Reported aircraft: Cessna 188T — a different aircraft that carried the N731DB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The chafing of the fuel flow gage pressure line with an electrical system wire which resulted in arcing.

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.