# N427GS: 2004 Stofer Gerhard VANS RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stofer Gerhard VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/stofer-gerhard-vans-rv-8) (registry code 05617MA, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 80199
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 2005
- Certificate issued: May 14, 2004
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A51647
- Registered owner: [Stofer Gerhard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOFER%20GERHARD)
- Location: [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9888° N, 122.0128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94519, 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=427GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427GS

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 (Stofer Gerhard VANS RV-8)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N427GS.

## 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.

- [Incident 20050430010049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050430010049I), Apr 30, 2005: Amtr VANSRV8 (N427GS), Concord, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying the aircraft. On short-final to ccr runway 19R, he was redirected to land runway 19L. Pilot states: as he…

## 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 Stofer Gerhard VANS RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stofer-gerhard-vans-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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