# N225SM: 2018 Gary L Burch RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gary L Burch RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-l-burch-rv-8) (registry code 05637MA, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Superior XP-400](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-400) (registry code 59200)
- Serial number: 83164
- Year built: 2018
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 2018
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2023
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1F530
- Registered owner: [Mcgrath William F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGRATH%20WILLIAM%20F%20JR)
- Location: [Nantucket, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Nantucket)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2576° N, 70.0053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02584, 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=225SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225SM

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 (Gary L Burch RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Superior XP-400)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N225SM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N225SM.

## 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 N225SM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N225SM before.

- [Cancelled 2009-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225SM-2009-08-24): Agusta Aerospace AW139, S/N 41213. Exported to United Arab Emirates. Owner: [Agusta Aerospace Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGUSTA%20AEROSPACE%20CORP), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

## Related

- Other Gary L Burch RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-l-burch-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Superior XP-400 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-400.md

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