Single-engine piston

N81081

2009 Homebuilt RV-8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
81081
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cypress, CA
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Registration record

N81081 on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt RV-8A
Serial
81081
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A2A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cypress, CA
Certificate issued
2020-08-31
Airworthiness date
2009-08-21
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB0CE6
Mode S (octal)
52606346
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N81081 to the current registrant.
  • 2009-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2002-02-21
    N81081 previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-6 (s/n 20333); cancelled.
  • 1988-02-19
    N81081 previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 348070014); cancelled.
  • 1973-01-04
    N81081 previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 10375); cancelled.
Overview

About N81081

N81081 is a 2009 Homebuilt RV-8A, serial number 81081. It is registered to an individual in Cypress, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A2A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 21, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81081. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-06-13 Accident · Jeannette, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC99LA143
Reported aircraft: Flaherty RV-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N81081 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot-in-command misjudged altitude during a simulated forced landing.
1972-03-25 Accident · Laurens,Sc, 40 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1196
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140 — a different aircraft that carried the N81081 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.