Single-engine piston

N8183K

1986 Homebuilt Long-Ez

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1986
Serial
RAF-717
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rch Palos Vrd, CA
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Registration record

N8183K on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt Long-Ez
Serial
RAF-717
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rch Palos Vrd, CA
Certificate issued
2013-01-16
Airworthiness date
1986-03-26
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB29DF
Mode S (octal)
52624737
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-20
    Accident at Long Beach, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2013-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8183K to the current registrant.
  • 1986-03-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1982-11-17
    N8183K previously assigned to a Gulfstream Gulfstream AM G-164B (s/n 604B); cancelled.
  • 1951-09-07
    N8183K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-1 (s/n 108-1-1183); cancelled.
Overview

About N8183K

N8183K is a 1986 Homebuilt Long-Ez, serial number RAF-717. It is registered to an individual in Rch Palos Vrd, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 26, 1986.

N8183K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-10-20 Accident · Long Beach, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR26LA030
Reported aircraft: Rutan Long-EZ
Preliminary report: On October 20, 2025, about 1603 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Rutan Long-EZ, N8183K, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Long Beach, California. The pilot was seriously injured, and a pedestrian on the ground was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he had flown the airplane from the Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM), Compton, California, to French Valley Airport (F70), Murrieta/Temecula, California, as part of a flight of two airplanes. About 1530, the flight of two airplanes departed F70, with an intended destination of CPM. The pilot…
NTSB report ↗
1986-07-05 Accident · Jackpot, NV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA86LA162
Reported aircraft: Lazarini Long-Ez — a different aircraft that carried the N8183K 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.