Single-engine piston

N851BJ

2017 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
81868
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brighton, CO
Registration record

N851BJ on the FAA register

Type
2017 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81868
Engines
Lycoming IO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brighton, CO
Certificate issued
2017-05-08
Airworthiness date
2017-07-08
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABAB31
Mode S (octal)
52725461
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2017-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N851BJ.
Overview

About N851BJ

N851BJ is a 2017 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81868. It is registered to an individual in Brighton, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 8, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N851BJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N851BJ.

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.