# N8ZR: Ritter Douglas Dean VANS RV8A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ritter Douglas Dean VANS RV8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ritter-douglas-dean-vans-rv8a) (registry code 05618JO, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 80962
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2005
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AADF7A
- Registered owner: [Ritter Douglas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RITTER%20DOUGLAS%20D)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7526° N, 104.8782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80906, 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=8ZR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8ZR

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 (Ritter Douglas Dean VANS RV8A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8ZR.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8ZR.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N8ZR not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8ZR, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX5892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5892), Aug 25, 1995: PACKING. CUT. MIA/EYW - FLT 103 - LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED ON EXTENSION. RESET AND GEAR CAME DOWN. DETERMINED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR CAP PREFORMED PACKING TO BE CUT,

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Ritter Douglas Dean VANS RV8A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ritter-douglas-dean-vans-rv8a/aircraft.md

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