Single-engine piston

N8870L

2013 Homebuilt Velocity XL/RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
3RX 101
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550-N
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gulf Breeze, FL
Registration record

N8870L on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Velocity XL/RG
Serial
3RX 101
Engines
Continental IO-550-N
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gulf Breeze, FL
Certificate issued
2013-05-08
Airworthiness date
2013-07-10
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC3A39
Mode S (octal)
53035071
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Velocity Inc VELOCITY XL RG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2013-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8870L to the current registrant.
Overview

About N8870L

N8870L is a 2013 Homebuilt Velocity XL/RG, serial number 3RX 101. It is registered to an individual in Gulf Breeze, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2013 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550-N engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 10, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8870L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-07-18 Accident · Gatesville, NC Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ATL82FLJ07
Reported aircraft: Grumman American AA-1B — a different aircraft that carried the N8870L registration before this airframe.

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.