Single-engine piston

N988DB

2013 Homebuilt RV-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
83226
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gig Harbor, WA
Registration record

N988DB on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt RV-8
Serial
83226
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gig Harbor, WA
Certificate issued
2012-02-24
Airworthiness date
2014-02-12
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADC929
Mode S (octal)
53344451
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Acft Inc RV-8F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
  • 2012-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N988DB.
Overview

About N988DB

N988DB is a 2013 Homebuilt RV-8, serial number 83226. It is registered to an individual in Gig Harbor, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 12, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N988DB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N988DB.

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.