# N18U: Kopo Air RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kopo Air RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/kopo-air-rv-8) (registry code 05614PG, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 80041
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 2003
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A14015
- Registered owners: [Larson Danny O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARSON%20DANNY%20O), [Larson Kim R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARSON%20KIM%20R)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18U

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 (Kopo Air RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming I0360 SER A&C)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N18U.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N18U.

## Reports on N18U not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N18U, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19890909053639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909053639I), Sep 9, 1989: Beech 100BEECH (N18U), Manchester, NH. Advised approach control he was fuel critical. Tower gave him priority landing. Had 23 minutes of fuel left.
- [Incident 19790511026479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511026479I), May 11, 1979: Beech 100BEECH (N18U), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Lightning strike caused 22 burned spots or holes in airplane. Prop blade burned and metal missing.

## 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 N18U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N18U before.

- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18U-1965-05-18): Beech D-50, S/N DH-153. Owner: [Sohio Petroleum Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOHIO%20PETROLEUM%20COMPANY), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

## Related

- Other Kopo Air RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kopo-air-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c.md

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