# N8VM: 2001 Van Mac Air VAN RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Van Mac Air VAN RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-mac-air-van-rv-8) (registry code 0561092, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 80051
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 2001
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2001
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AADF12
- Registered owner: [Van Mac Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20MAC%20AIR)
- Location: [Vlg Of Lakewd, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Vlg%20Of%20Lakewd)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2303° N, 88.3297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60014, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8VM

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 (Van Mac Air VAN RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming I0360 SER A&C)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8VM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8VM.

## Reports on N8VM not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8VM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19780515009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515009999A), May 15, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK (N8VM), Ridgeville, SC, Substantial damage

## 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 N8VM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8VM before.

- [Cancelled 1998-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VM-1998-04-04): Meek JUNGSTER-1, S/N 691159. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Meeker Fred S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEEKER%20FRED%20S%20JR), [Deland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deland)

## Related

- Other Van Mac Air VAN RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/van-mac-air-van-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c.md

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