# N218R: Padgett Robert W VANS RV-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Padgett Robert W VANS RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/padgett-robert-w-vans-rv-6) (registry code 05611XL, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 24943
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
- Certificate issued: June 30, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A1D8B1
- Registered owner: [Padgett Steven W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PADGETT%20STEVEN%20W)
- Location: [Madisonville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Madisonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9592° N, 95.8957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77864, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218R

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 (Padgett Robert W VANS RV-6)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N218R.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N218R.

## 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 N218R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N218R before.

- [Cancelled 1997-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218R-1997-04-28): Eurocopter AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN, S/N 6432. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Asc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASC%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## Related

- Other Padgett Robert W VANS RV-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/padgett-robert-w-vans-rv-6/aircraft.md

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