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N82LS2004 Spannagel Lawrence E Jr RV-8A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 11, 2022.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Fair Oaks, CA
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Fair Oaks, CA
Canceled
Jan 11, 2022
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Mar 27, 2004

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Spannagel Lawrence E Jr
Model
RV-8A
Year
2004
Serial number
81013
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc Rv-8a
Mode S code
AB2F8D

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. until 2022Individual ownerFair Oaks, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Reciprocating engine · bearing · seizedMay 10, 2004

    THIS WAS SECOND FLIGHT ON THE AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, AND UPON CLIMB OUT ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND REDUCED RPM, PILOT RETURNED TO RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD. EXAMINATION OF ENGINE BY THE PILOT REVEALED THAT MAIN BEARINGS AND ROD BEARING CLEARANCES WERE TOO…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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