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N974FL2023 Orlican S R O M-8 EAGLE

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2025)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Nov 30, 2030
Based in
Casper, WY
owner city / state
Engine
912ULS SERIES · 100 hp
Rotax
Owners
1
since 2023
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2025
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Lc Trustee
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
Nov 14, 2023
Expires
Nov 30, 2030
Airworthiness
Light Sport · Airplane
Airworthiness date
Dec 19, 2023

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
Orlican S R O
Model
M-8 EAGLE
Year
2023
Serial number
2023009
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Light Sport
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AD9309

Engine

Make and model
Rotax 912uls Series
Type
4 Cycle
Power
100 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2023 – nowValiair Lc TrusteeCasper, WY · current

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 (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 28, 2025 · Lake Worth Beach, FL

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…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
ERA25LA278

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA25LA278)

Accident history for this model

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

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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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