Single-engine piston

N8463J

1981 Varga Aircraft 2180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
VAC 174 81
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mission Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Friendswood, TX
Registration record

N8463J on the FAA register

Type
1981 Varga Aircraft 2180
Serial
VAC 174 81
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Mission Aircraft LLC
Friendswood, TX
Certificate issued
2024-04-26
Airworthiness date
1981-09-16
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB98ED
Mode S (octal)
52714355
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
365 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8463J.
  • 1981-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N8463J

N8463J is a 1981 Varga Aircraft 2180, serial number VAC 174 81. The FAA register lists Mission Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Friendswood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 365 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 16, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8463J.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
365 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Varga Aircraft 2180 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8463J.

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.