Single-engine piston

N78DL

2003 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
80243
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Flower Mound, TX
Registration record

N78DL on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
80243
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Flower Mound, TX
Certificate issued
2023-06-06
Airworthiness date
2026-05-19
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8E83
Mode S (octal)
52507203
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2023-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N78DL.
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
Overview

About N78DL

N78DL is a 2003 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 80243. It is registered to an individual in Flower Mound, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 19, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78DL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78DL.

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.