Single-engine piston

N8171

Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
81320
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thaven Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Edwards, CO
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Registration record

N8171 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
81320
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B
Registered owner
Thaven Aviation LLC
Edwards, CO
Certificate issued
2024-10-10
Airworthiness date
2013-09-12
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB25D8
Mode S (octal)
52622730
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N8171 to the current registrant.
  • 2013-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971-02-01
    N8171 previously assigned to a Homebuilt 1 (s/n 711); cancelled.
Overview

About N8171

N8171 is a Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 81320. The FAA register lists Thaven Aviation LLC as the registrant in Edwards, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 10, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 12, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8171.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8171.

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.