Single-engine piston

N827P

2005 Homebuilt Vans RV8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
82118
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Visalia, CA
Registration record

N827P on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Vans RV8A
Serial
82118
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Visalia, CA
Certificate issued
2010-03-04
Airworthiness date
2005-12-02
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB4C21
Mode S (octal)
52646041
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-31
    N827P previously assigned to a Homebuilt Glastar (s/n 5394); cancelled.
  • 2010-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N827P to the current registrant.
  • 2005-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2000-04-18
    N827P previously assigned to a Homebuilt Searey (s/n 1DK074); cancelled.
  • 1991-02-28
    N827P previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E-1751); cancelled.
Overview

About N827P

N827P is a 2005 Homebuilt Vans RV8A, serial number 82118. It is registered to an individual in Visalia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2010 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 2, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N827P. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-06-26 Accident · Morenci, MI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI99LA197
Reported aircraft: Porter Searey — a different aircraft that carried the N827P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilots inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain airspeed. Factors to the accident were the high trees at the departure end of the runway, and the stall encountered.

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.