# N311D: 2005 Pfeiffer Don A RV8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pfeiffer Don A RV8](https://openairdocs.org/model/pfeiffer-don-a-rv8) (registry code 05617FN, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 81159
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 2005
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A34AD3
- Registered owner: [Coombs Joshua B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOMBS%20JOSHUA%20B)
- Location: [White Salmon, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/White%20Salmon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8199° N, 121.4720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98672, 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=311D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311D

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 (Pfeiffer Don A RV8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N311D.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N311D.

## 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 N311D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N311D before.

- [Cancelled 1975-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311D-1975-05-15): Beech E18S, S/N BA 456. Owner: [Sedalia Marshall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEDALIA%20MARSHALL), [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)

## Related

- Other Pfeiffer Don A RV8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pfeiffer-don-a-rv8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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