Single-engine piston

N919S

Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
81076
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Maria, CA
Registration record

N919S on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
81076
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Maria, CA
Certificate issued
2025-06-25
Airworthiness date
2002-02-13
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACB9AA
Mode S (octal)
53134652
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

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N919S to the current registrant.
  • 2002-02-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1995-12-12
    N919S previously assigned to a Piper Malibu Mirage / Jetprop / M350 (s/n 4622076); cancelled.
Overview

About N919S

N919S is a Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 81076. It is registered to an individual in Santa Maria, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 25, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

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 February 13, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N919S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-11-27 Accident · Des Moines, IA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · DEN90FA027
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-46P-350 — a different aircraft that carried the N919S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S). THE LIGHT CONDITIONS (DUSK) AND TREES IN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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.