Single-engine piston

N853W

2000 Homebuilt Vans RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
80953
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Naples, FL
Registration record

N853W on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt Vans RV8
Serial
80953
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Naples, FL
Certificate issued
2004-11-22
Airworthiness date
2000-12-11
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABB471
Mode S (octal)
52732161
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

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-11-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N853W to the current registrant.
  • 2000-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1931-07-27
    N853W previously assigned to a Westbrook Aeronautical W-5 (s/n W-502); cancelled.
Overview

About N853W

N853W is a 2000 Homebuilt Vans RV8, serial number 80953. It is registered to an individual in Naples, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 22, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 11, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N853W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N853W.

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.