# N218A: Mccutchan Anthony L VANS RV8-A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mccutchan Anthony L VANS RV8-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccutchan-anthony-l-vans-rv8-a) (registry code 05610T9, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 80954
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1D73A
- Registered owner: [Chambers Rocky](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMBERS%20ROCKY)
- Location: [Collegedale, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Collegedale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0472° N, 85.0516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37315, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218A

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 (Mccutchan Anthony L VANS RV8-A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N218A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N218A.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N218A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N218A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 7SSA202310120001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7SSA202310120001), Aug 30, 2023: LEVER. MISMARKED. DURING AN INSPECTION THE RUDDER TRAVEL WAS NOTED TO BE BEYOND LIMITS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RUDDER IDLER LEVER ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER GC413-2340-1 , WHI

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N218A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N218A before.

- [Cancelled 1976-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218A-1976-05-17): Beech E18S, S/N BA 135. Owner: [Hamilton Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Hamilton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Hamilton)

## Related

- Other Mccutchan Anthony L VANS RV8-A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mccutchan-anthony-l-vans-rv8-a/aircraft.md

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