# N88MJ: Robbins Michael J RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robbins Michael J RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/robbins-michael-j-rv-8) (registry code 05611RZ, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 80591
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2024
- Expires: January 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AC1C98
- Registered owner: [Eagle Backcountry LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20BACKCOUNTRY%20LLC)
- Location: [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5307° N, 112.1994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59601, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88MJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88MJ

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 (Robbins Michael J RV-8)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N88MJ.

## NTSB investigations on N88MJ not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX84FA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA487), Sep 19, 1984: Cessna 550 (N88MJ), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N88MJ.

## Reports on N88MJ not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N88MJ, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19840919054279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840919054279A), Sep 19, 1984: Cessna 550 (N88MJ), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with 2 parked aircraft. Malfunction of anti skid control box. Updated checklist not provided by lesser.
- [Incident 19810201013739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201013739I), Feb 1, 1981: Cessna 550 (N88MJ), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off end of runway. Touchdown was at 1200 ft of 6250 ft runway. Runway had melting ice on 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.

## Related

- Other Robbins Michael J RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/robbins-michael-j-rv-8/aircraft.md

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