# N888JA: Virga VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Virga VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/virga-vans-aircraft-rv-8) (registry code 05643BR, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 82973
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2025
- Expires: July 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AC3C56
- Registered owner: [Virga Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGA%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8458° N, 76.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23452, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888JA

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 (Virga VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N888JA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N888JA.

## 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 N888JA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N888JA before.

- [Cancelled 2019-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888JA-2019-11-05): Textron B300, S/N FL-1140, built 2018. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Southern Cross Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CROSS%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## Related

- Other Virga VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/virga-vans-aircraft-rv-8/aircraft.md

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