- Registered owner
- Horton Daniel P
- Location
- Wetumpka, AL
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 82605
- Year built
- 2010
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- October 6, 2010
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 2010
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A71479
- Kit
- Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 4
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 2009 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Superseded and historical ADs · 1
Information bulletins that may apply · 2
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N5551Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Horton Daniel RV-8 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N5551Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Horton Daniel RV-8 aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N5551General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Horton Daniel RV-8 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 5
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Lycoming IO-390-A1A6
STC SE00825WIInstallation of Specialty Products Spin-on oil filter on Lycoming Engines.STC SE04349CHInstallation of SureFly electronic ignitionSTC SE02352CHInstallation of Challenger cleanable oil filter assemblySTC SE03232CHInstallation of Engine Preheat Kit p/n TA2925-1 for 115 volt applicationSTC SE04577CHInstall an electronic engine ignition system
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N5551 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.