# N80AR: 2016 Rubin Alan RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rubin Alan RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/rubin-alan-rv-8) (registry code 05634PG, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerosport IO-375M1S](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375m1s) (registry code 01325)
- Serial number: 83093
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 2016
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AADF94
- Registered owner: [Palmer Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALMER%20THOMAS%20W)
- Location: [Boulder City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Boulder%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9997° N, 114.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89005, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80AR

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 (Rubin Alan RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerosport IO-375M1S)

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 WPR26FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA108), Feb 28, 2026: Vans RV-8 (N80AR), Hurricane, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## 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 20260228007229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260228007229A), Feb 28, 2026: Rubin Alan RV-8 (N80AR), Hurricane, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On February 28, 2026, at approximately 1005 MST, [privacy data omitted], an experimental amateur-built vans aircraft RV-8, was substantially damaged when it…

## 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 N80AR

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N80AR before.

- [Cancelled 1989-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80AR-1989-03-15): Scheibe SF 27 M, S/N 6321. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Rubin Alan RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rubin-alan-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Aerosport IO-375M1S engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375m1s.md

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