Single-engine piston

N800PB

2004 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
80838
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aviation Acquisitions LLC (LLC)
Based
Palm Coast, FL
Registration record

N800PB on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
80838
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Aviation Acquisitions LLC
Palm Coast, FL
Certificate issued
2014-02-12
Airworthiness date
2004-08-05
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAE324
Mode S (octal)
52561444
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

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-21
    Accident at Hilliard, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2014-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N800PB to the current registrant.
  • 2004-08-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997-03-20
    N800PB previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17269519); cancelled.
Overview

About N800PB

N800PB is a 2004 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 80838. The FAA register lists Aviation Acquisitions LLC as the registrant in Palm Coast, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2027.

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 August 5, 2004.

N800PB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-09-21 Accident · Hilliard, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA20LA324
Reported aircraft: Vans RV 8
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.
1996-01-08 Accident · Lantana, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA96LA060
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N800PB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, while over water, which resulted in a forced landing/ditching at sea.

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.