Single-engine piston

N97MM

2006 Homebuilt Vans RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
81389
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N97MM on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Vans RV-8
Serial
81389
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2023-09-30
Airworthiness date
2006-10-29
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD826B
Mode S (octal)
53301153
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

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N97MM to the current registrant.
  • 2006-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-11-14
    N97MM previously assigned to a Piper PA-20 (s/n 20-41); cancelled.
Overview

About N97MM

N97MM is a 2006 Homebuilt Vans RV-8, serial number 81389. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B1B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 29, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N97MM. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-12-06 Accident · Shageluk, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC86LA012
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-20 — a different aircraft that carried the N97MM registration before this airframe.
1983-10-24 Accident · Anchorage, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC84LA010
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-20 — a different aircraft that carried the N97MM 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.