# N80549: 2002 Knobil Nicholas H RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Knobil Nicholas H RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/knobil-nicholas-h-rv-8) (registry code 056140M, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 80549
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 2002
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2002
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AAF776
- Registered owner: [Knobil Nicholas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNOBIL%20NICHOLAS%20H)
- Location: [Bowdoinham, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Bowdoinham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0442° N, 69.8638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04008, 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=80549
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80549

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 (Knobil Nicholas H 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 N80549.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N80549.

## 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 N80549

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N80549 before.

- [Cancelled 1983-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80549-1983-05-25): Corbran-Spinks MITCHELL B-10, S/N MSC-1. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Corbran H Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORBRAN%20H%20THOMAS), [Westfield, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Westfield)
- [Cancelled 1974-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80549-1974-10-29): Globe GC-1B, S/N 52. Owner: [Paul L Monson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAUL%20L%20MONSON), [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)

## Related

- Other Knobil Nicholas H RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/knobil-nicholas-h-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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