# N81RV: Paul Duchesne RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Paul Duchesne RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-duchesne-rv-8) (registry code 05642XM, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 83715
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: AB088E
- Owner type: Individual
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81RV

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 (Paul Duchesne RV-8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N81RV.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N81RV.

## 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 N81RV

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N81RV before.

- [Cancelled 2009-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81RV-2009-07-24): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2335, built 1963. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Rensberger Scott C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENSBERGER%20SCOTT%20C), [Lake Jackson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lake%20Jackson)
- [Cancelled 1994-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81RV-1994-07-19): Vandenboss Stanley W KR-2, S/N 23816. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Vandenboss Stanley W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDENBOSS%20STANLEY%20W), [Rockford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rockford)

## Related

- Other Paul Duchesne RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-duchesne-rv-8/aircraft.md

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