# N227ML: 2020 Lewis Michael S RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lewis Michael S RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-michael-s-rv-8) (registry code 056381M, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerosport IO-375-B1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-b1b) (registry code 01310)
- Serial number: 83440
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 2020
- Certificate issued: December 30, 2019
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A1FC20
- Registered owner: [Lewis Michael S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20MICHAEL%20S)
- Location: [Astoria, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Astoria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.1333° N, 123.6990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97103, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=227ML
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227ML

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 (Lewis Michael S RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerosport IO-375-B1B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N227ML.

## NTSB investigations on N227ML not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA103), Jan 2, 2010: Fairchild SA227 (N227ML), Somerset, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Damaged wiring in the nosewheel steering harness, which resulted in a loss of control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' improper touchdown point.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N227ML.

## Reports on N227ML not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N227ML, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20100420032009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100420032009I), Apr 20, 2010: Fairchild SA227-AC (N227ML), Somerset, KY, Minor damage. On January 2, 2010, N227ML had been involved in an accident on landing during which the aircraft landed long, fast and exited the right side of the runway.…
- [Accident 20100102025909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100102025909A), Jan 2, 2010: Fairchild SA227-AC (N227ML), Somerset, KY, Substantial damage. On January 2, 2010 at 1524 eastern standard time, locair flight 151, a Fairchild aircraft N227ML, sustained substantial damage after landing at the Somerset,…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Lewis Michael S RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-michael-s-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Aerosport IO-375-B1B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-b1b.md

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