Single-engine piston

N803DR

2019 Homebuilt RV8

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
82497
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1E
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bayou Vista, TX
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Registration record

N803DR on the FAA register

Type
2019 Homebuilt RV8
Serial
82497
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bayou Vista, TX
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2019-02-15
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAED5D
Mode S (octal)
52566535
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2019-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-08-01
    N803DR previously assigned to a Homebuilt S-10 Sakota (s/n 0297180); cancelled.
Overview

About N803DR

N803DR is a 2019 Homebuilt RV8, serial number 82497. It is registered to an individual in Bayou Vista, Texas.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B1E engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 15, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N803DR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-11-22 Accident · Columbia, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL98LA012
Reported aircraft: Roebuck Rans S-10 Sakota — a different aircraft that carried the N803DR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the airplane builder's improper routing of vinyl/plastic cooling/vent line(s) for the engine oil system, and improper materials supplied by the manufacturer, which led to overheating of the line(s) in the engine compartment and an in-flight fire.

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.