Single-engine piston

N771MM

2001 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
81258
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Taildragger LLC (LLC)
Based
Lakeside, OR
Registration record

N771MM on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
81258
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Taildragger LLC
Lakeside, OR
Certificate issued
2024-06-18
Airworthiness date
2004-09-02
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA6DDD
Mode S (octal)
52466735
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

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N771MM to the current registrant.
  • 2018-03-06
    N771MM previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 2644); cancelled.
  • 2004-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N771MM

N771MM is a 2001 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 81258. The FAA register lists Taildragger LLC as the registrant in Lakeside, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 2, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N771MM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-12-29 Accident · Lake Worth, FL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA15FA085
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta — a different aircraft that carried the N771MM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A main rotor stall due to low rotor rpm, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor s delayed remedial action.

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.