Single-engine piston

N8RH

1997 Homebuilt Whisper RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gold River, CA
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Registration record

N8RH on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Whisper RG
Serial
002
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gold River, CA
Certificate issued
2017-07-17
Airworthiness date
1997-04-15
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AADEAA
Mode S (octal)
52557252
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8RH to the current registrant.
  • 1997-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976-05-27
    N8RH previously assigned to a Beechcraft A60 Duke (s/n P-208); cancelled.
Overview

About N8RH

N8RH is a 1997 Homebuilt Whisper RG, serial number 002. It is registered to an individual in Gold River, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 15, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8RH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-07-15 Accident · Afton,Wy, 50 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1870
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A60 — a different aircraft that carried the N8RH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CAUGHT FIRE AFTER EVAC.REASON FOR FLUID LOSS UNDET

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.