Single-engine piston

N974FL

2023 Homebuilt M-8 Eagle

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2023
Serial
2023009
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Lc Trustee (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
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Registration record

N974FL on the FAA register

Type
2023 Homebuilt M-8 Eagle
Serial
2023009
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2023-11-14
Airworthiness date
2023-12-19
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
AD9309
Mode S (octal)
53311411
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-28
    Accident at Lake Worth Beach, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2023-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N974FL.
Overview

About N974FL

N974FL is a 2023 Homebuilt M-8 Eagle, serial number 2023009. The FAA register lists Valiair Lc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated December 19, 2023.

N974FL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-07-28 Accident · Lake Worth Beach, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA25LA278
Reported aircraft: Orlican S R O M-8 Eagle
Preliminary report: On July 28, 2025, about 16:24 eastern daylight time, an Orlican M-8, N974FL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lake Worth Beach, Florida. The flight instructor sustained minor injuries, the private pilot sustained no injuries, and five people on the ground sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight test. The pilot/owner reported that he had brought the airplane to the United States to have maintenance completed. During the maintenance work a new propeller was installed and the accident flight was a test flight with the pilot/owner and a flight instructor where they would calibrate the new…
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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.