Single-engine piston

N8VM

2001 Homebuilt Van RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
80051
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Van Mac Air (Corporation)
Based
Vlg Of Lakewd, IL
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Registration record

N8VM on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Van RV-8
Serial
80051
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Van Mac Air
Vlg Of Lakewd, IL
Certificate issued
2001-03-07
Airworthiness date
2001-04-02
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AADF12
Mode S (octal)
52557422
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2001-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8VM to the current registrant.
  • 1998-04-04
    N8VM previously assigned to a Homebuilt JUNGSTER-1 (s/n 691159); cancelled.
Overview

About N8VM

N8VM is a 2001 Homebuilt Van RV-8, serial number 80051. The FAA register lists Van Mac Air as the registrant in Vlg Of Lakewd, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2001 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 2, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8VM. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-03-31 Accident · Ormond Beach, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL96LA071
Reported aircraft: Meeker JUNGSTER-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8VM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.
1978-05-15 Accident · Ridgeville,Sc, 40 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1601
Reported aircraft: Jungster 1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8VM 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.