# N800PB: 2004 Gieleghem Ronald A RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gieleghem Ronald A RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/gieleghem-ronald-a-rv-8) (registry code 05617U4, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 80838
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 2004
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2014
- Expires: February 28, 2027
- Mode S code: AAE324
- Registered owner: [Aviation Acquisitions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20ACQUISITIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Palm Coast, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Coast)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5757° N, 81.2238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32137, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=800PB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800PB

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 (Gieleghem Ronald A RV-8)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA20LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA324), Sep 21, 2020: Vans RV 8 (N800PB), Hilliard, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

## 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.

- [Accident 20200921016719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200921016719A), Sep 21, 2020: Gieleghem Ronald A RV-8 (N800PB), Hilliard, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 21, 2020, at 1437, eastern daylight time an RV-8, N800PB, experienced loss of engine power with subsequent engine fire. Aircraft crashed into…

## 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 N800PB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N800PB before.

- [Cancelled 1997-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800PB-1997-03-20): Cessna 172N, S/N 17269519. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Pb Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PB%20AVIATION%20INC), [Florida Gardens, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Florida%20Gardens)

## Related

- Other Gieleghem Ronald A RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gieleghem-ronald-a-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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