Single-engine piston

N8251F

2022 Homebuilt RV-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
72635
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-C1C6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N8251F on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt RV-7
Serial
72635
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-C1C6
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2022-03-04
Airworthiness date
2023-06-17
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB45EF
Mode S (octal)
52642757
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8251F to the current registrant.
  • 2005-06-27
    N8251F previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 28-7715256); cancelled.
Overview

About N8251F

N8251F is a 2022 Homebuilt RV-7, serial number 72635. It is registered to an individual in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 17, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8251F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-04-20 Accident · Hampton, NH Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · IAD05LA057
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-151 — a different aircraft that carried the N8251F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart with a tailwind, and his failure to perform preflight performance calculations.

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.