Single-engine piston

N852SM

2009 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
82762
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Schutte Sails Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, NC
Registration record

N852SM on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
82762
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1B
Registered owner
Schutte Sails Aviation Inc
Wilmington, NC
Certificate issued
2013-10-23
Airworthiness date
2009-02-17
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABB062
Mode S (octal)
52730142
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N852SM.
  • 2009-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N852SM

N852SM is a 2009 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 82762. The FAA register lists Schutte Sails Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-M1B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 17, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N852SM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N852SM.

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.