Single-engine piston

N8185

2011 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
81211
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Aerosport IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Sanger, TX
Registration record

N8185 on the FAA register

Type
2011 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81211
Engines
Aerosport IO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanger, TX
Certificate issued
2020-06-05
Airworthiness date
2011-11-03
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2A1B
Mode S (octal)
52625033
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

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N8185 to the current registrant.
  • 2011-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980-10-10
    N8185 previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8M (s/n 61744); cancelled.
Overview

About N8185

N8185 is a 2011 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81211. It is registered to co-owners in Sanger, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Aerosport IO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 3, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8185.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8185.

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.