Single-engine piston

N88FC

1998 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
80061
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sandlapper Aviation of De Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bennington, VT
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Registration record

N88FC on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
80061
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Sandlapper Aviation of De Inc
Bennington, VT
Certificate issued
2017-09-13
Airworthiness date
1998-05-05
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC1BFC
Mode S (octal)
53015774
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N88FC to the current registrant.
  • 1998-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996-01-16
    N88FC previously assigned to a Beechcraft A55 Baron (s/n TC395); cancelled.
Overview

About N88FC

N88FC is a 1998 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 80061. The FAA register lists Sandlapper Aviation of De Inc as the registrant in Bennington, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2017 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 5, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N88FC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-08-20 Accident · Page, AZ Damage: Destroyed NTSB · LAX94LA330
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N88FC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION DUE TO THE PREVIOUS TWO GO-AROUNDS IS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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.