Single-engine piston

N8317R

2009 Homebuilt RV-6 Vans

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
60490
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Missouri City, TX
Registration record

N8317R on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt RV-6 Vans
Serial
60490
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Missouri City, TX
Certificate issued
2019-05-28
Airworthiness date
2009-07-24
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB5F6E
Mode S (octal)
52657556
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8317R to the current registrant.
  • 2009-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1967-11-15
    N8317R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140/160 / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-22188); cancelled.
Overview

About N8317R

N8317R is a 2009 Homebuilt RV-6 Vans, serial number 60490. It is registered to an individual in Missouri City, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 24, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8317R. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-08-25 Accident · Naperville, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI84LA368
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28RT-201T — a different aircraft that carried the N8317R registration before this airframe.
1967-01-31 Accident · Brigham City,Ut, 44 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0048
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8317R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OBSCURATION,VIS.1/4-1/2 MILE.

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.