# N396JD: 2005 Dickson Jim RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dickson Jim RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/dickson-jim-rv-8) (registry code 05619IF, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 81923
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 2005
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2025
- Expires: April 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A499DF
- Registered owner: [Hudik Ryan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUDIK%20RYAN)
- Location: [Westcliffe, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Westcliffe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1106° N, 105.4275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81252, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=396JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N396JD

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 (Dickson Jim RV-8)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR09CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA095), Jan 21, 2009: Dickson Vans RV-8 (N396JD), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20090121002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090121002039A), Jan 21, 2009: Dickso RV8 (N396JD), El Monte, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor pilot (PIC) states the follwing, "we landed and were going down the runway nice and straight, I told him he did a good job and then he made a…

## 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 Dickson Jim RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dickson-jim-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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