# N818TC: 2024 Howell Mark R RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Howell Mark R RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/howell-mark-r-rv-8) (registry code 05642P4, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (registry code 42418)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 2026
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2024
- Expires: September 30, 2031
- Mode S code: AB28C0
- Registered owner: [Howell Mark R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWELL%20MARK%20R)
- Location: [Davenport, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Davenport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5389° N, 90.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52803, 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=818TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818TC

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming YIO-390 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Howell Mark R RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-390 series)

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 CEN27LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA025), Oct 21, 2026: Howell Mark R RV-8 (N818TC), Geneseo, IL, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N818TC.

## 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 N818TC

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N818TC before.

- [Cancelled 2015-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818TC-2015-05-19): Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 90A, S/N 2463USA, built 1994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tomasetti David Clayton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMASETTI%20DAVID%20CLAYTON), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)

## Related

- Other Howell Mark R RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/howell-mark-r-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-390 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series.md

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