# N731DB: 2008 Dinkel Dan RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dinkel Dan RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/dinkel-dan-rv-8) (registry code 056258M, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 82810
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A9CF0F
- Registered owner: [Dawkins Stephen D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWKINS%20STEPHEN%20D)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8371° N, 96.7972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75205, 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=731DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731DB

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 (Dinkel Dan 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 N731DB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N731DB.

## 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 N731DB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N731DB before.

- [Cancelled 2005-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731DB-2005-05-10): Heath James Richard III EAGLE II, S/N 01, built 1999. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1997-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731DB-1997-03-13): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802805T. Owner: [Riverbend Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIVERBEND%20AVIATION%20INC), [Muscle Shoals, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Muscle%20Shoals)

## Related

- Other Dinkel Dan RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dinkel-dan-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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