Single-engine piston

N8CX

2005 Homebuilt R-80 Tiger Moth

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2005
Serial
TM36
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kaufman, TX
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Registration record

N8CX on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt R-80 Tiger Moth
Serial
TM36
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kaufman, TX
Certificate issued
2021-02-20
Airworthiness date
2006-10-19
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AADD73
Mode S (octal)
52556563
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Fisher Flying Products R-80 TIGER MOTH
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N8CX to the current registrant.
  • 2016-06-06
    Accident at Decatur, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 1998-09-29
    N8CX previously assigned to a Cessna T337G / P337G / Skymaster T-337G (s/n P3370079); cancelled.
Overview

About N8CX

N8CX is a 2005 Homebuilt R-80 Tiger Moth, serial number TM36. It is registered to an individual in Kaufman, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 19, 2006.

N8CX has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-06-06 Accident · Decatur, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN16LA219
Reported aircraft: Flohr David J R 80 Tiger Moth
Probable cause: A failure of the electric fuel boost pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
1998-08-09 Accident · Windsor Twnship, PA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · IAD98LA091
Reported aircraft: Cessna T337G — a different aircraft that carried the N8CX registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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.