Single-engine piston

N81018

Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
80318
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Camas, WA
Registration record

N81018 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
80318
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Camas, WA
Certificate issued
2023-04-10
Airworthiness date
2003-05-12
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB0BF8
Mode S (octal)
52605770
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N81018 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1999-07-02
    N81018 previously assigned to a Bell 407 (s/n 53350); cancelled.
  • 1994-01-18
    N81018 previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E2826); cancelled.
  • 1989-12-26
    N81018 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288016097); cancelled.
Overview

About N81018

N81018 is a Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 80318. It is registered to an individual in Camas, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 12, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81018. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-05-10 Accident · Ocotillo Wells, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX85FA252
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N81018 registration before this airframe.

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.