# N8233: 1944 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: 85959
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 8, 2010
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB3EC1
- Registered owner: [Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20STEARMAN%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Leesburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Leesburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1803° N, 77.5335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20176, 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=8233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8233

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 (Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8233.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8233.

## 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 N8233

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8233 before.

- [Cancelled 1941-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233-1941-04-15): Alexander EAGLEROCK, S/N 822. Owner: [Branstetter Jr Charles H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANSTETTER%20JR%20CHARLES%20H), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.md

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