# N118W: 2017 Welsh Robert H VANS RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Welsh Robert H VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/welsh-robert-h-vans-rv-8) (registry code 056353K, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YO-360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-360-a1a) (registry code 41586)
- Serial number: 83262
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 2017
- Certificate issued: March 17, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A04BDF
- Registered owner: [Welsh Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELSH%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Crescent, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Crescent)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4167° N, 81.5625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32112, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Welsh Robert H VANS RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YO-360-A1A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N118W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N118W.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N118W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N118W before.

- [Cancelled 2010-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118W-2010-06-21): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281201, built 2003. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Hill Aircraft & Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20AIRCRAFT%20%26%20LEASING%20CORP), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- [Cancelled 1974-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118W-1974-01-28): Beech G18S, S/N BA470. Owner: [Carson Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Perkasie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Perkasie)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118W-undated): Lockheed SIRIUS 8A, S/N 152. Owner: [Lockheed Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOCKHEED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

## Related

- Other Welsh Robert H VANS RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/welsh-robert-h-vans-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YO-360-A1A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-360-a1a.md

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