# N762DF: Starkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Starkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/starkel-g-newton-w-vans-acft-rv-8) (registry code 05617A7, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 81933
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 2005
- Certificate issued: September 22, 2026
- Expires: September 30, 2033
- Mode S code: AA4947
- Registered owners: [Starkel Gregory D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARKEL%20GREGORY%20D), [Rigby Steven D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIGBY%20STEVEN%20D)
- Location: [Saint Joseph, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Joseph)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7899° N, 94.8033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64506, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=762DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N762DF

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Starkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT 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 N762DF.

## 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 20120813016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120813016459I), Aug 13, 2012: Starkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT RV-8 (N762DF), Nebraska City, NE, No damage. On August 13, 2012, at 10:45 CDT, an experimental RV-8, N762DF, was flying formation with N6315T on a VFR flight from st. joseph, Missouri, to columbus,…

## 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 Starkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/starkel-g-newton-w-vans-acft-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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