Single-engine piston

N8ME

1973 Homebuilt AM3-C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
2009
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ready Aim Flyer LLC (LLC)
Based
New Castle, DE
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Registration record

N8ME on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt AM3-C
Serial
2009
Engines
Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480
Registered owner
Ready Aim Flyer LLC
New Castle, DE
Certificate issued
2016-11-15
Airworthiness date
2000-07-03
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AADE43
Mode S (octal)
52557103
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8ME to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-31
    Accident at Marfa, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-07-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1992-11-16
    N8ME previously assigned to a Cessna 177RG (s/n 177RG0630); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N8ME

N8ME is a 1973 Homebuilt AM3-C, serial number 2009. The FAA register lists Ready Aim Flyer LLC as the registrant in New Castle, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2016 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 3, 2000.

N8ME 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

2005-05-31 Accident · Marfa, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · DFW05CA148
Reported aircraft: Aermacchi Bosbok AM 3-C
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed, and his premature liftoff resulting in a loss of directional control.
1985-02-17 Accident · Janesville, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI85LA117
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177RG — a different aircraft that carried the N8ME 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.