# N262SR: 2015 Samuel Taylor Ray RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Samuel Taylor Ray RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/samuel-taylor-ray-rv-8) (registry code 056336W, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-360-M1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-360-m1b) (registry code 42414)
- Serial number: 80262
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 2015
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2015
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A2880B
- Registered owner: [Ray Samuel T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAY%20SAMUEL%20T)
- Location: [Morgan Hill, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Morgan%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1318° N, 121.6812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95037, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262SR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262SR

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 (Samuel Taylor Ray RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-360-M1B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N262SR.

## NTSB investigations on N262SR 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 MIA75FKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG70), Apr 26, 1975: Ryan ST-3KR (N262SR), Zebulon, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N262SR.

## Reports on N262SR not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N262SR, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19750426025071A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426025071A), Apr 26, 1975: Ryan ST3KR (N262SR), Zebulon, GA, Substantial damage. Acft drifted to l side of rwy l wing struck l wing of Aeronca N3675 taxiing adj to rwy.

## 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 Samuel Taylor Ray RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/samuel-taylor-ray-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-360-M1B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-360-m1b.md

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