Single-engine piston

N789X

2006 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
81536
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Superior O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Annandale, VA
Registration record

N789X on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A
Serial
81536
Engines
Superior O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Annandale, VA
Certificate issued
2024-10-29
Airworthiness date
2006-04-06
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAB402
Mode S (octal)
52532002
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N789X.
  • 2006-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N789X

N789X is a 2006 Homebuilt Vans RV-8A, serial number 81536. It is registered to an individual in Annandale, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Superior O-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 6, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N789X.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N789X.

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.