# N488RV: 2005 Raymond Bruce E VANS RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Raymond Bruce E VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/raymond-bruce-e-vans-rv-8) (registry code 05619W1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 81705
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2005
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A607DC
- Registered owner: [Raymond Bruce E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYMOND%20BRUCE%20E)
- Location: [Annapolis, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Annapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9879° N, 76.5527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21401, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488RV

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 (Raymond Bruce E 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 N488RV.

## 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 20150530016129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530016129I), May 30, 2015: Raymond Bruce E VANS RV-8 (N488RV), Winchester, VA, Minor damage. On 30 may, 2015, a vans RV-8 (experimental home built) (N488RV) landed slightly fast at 90 mph on runway 32 at Winchester airport (okv). After landing, the…

## 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 N488RV

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N488RV before.

- [Cancelled 1989-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488RV-1989-10-12): Hordemann John L RV4, S/N 88. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Raymond Bruce E VANS RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/raymond-bruce-e-vans-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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