Single-engine piston

N897ML

2005 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
81896
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Auburn, WA
Registration record

N897ML on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81896
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Auburn, WA
Certificate issued
2017-10-06
Airworthiness date
2005-06-30
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC6073
Mode S (octal)
53060163
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N897ML.
  • 2005-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N897ML

N897ML is a 2005 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81896. It is registered to co-owners in Auburn, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 30, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N897ML.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N897ML.

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.