- Manufacturer (registry)
- STEVEN W LONG
- Model
- VANS RV-8
- Registry code
- 056356A
- Registered
- 0 aircraft
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engines
- 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats
- 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification
- Not type certificated
Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.
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No aircraft currently registered with this model
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.
FAA incident reports
No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.
Service difficulty reports
No reports name this modelGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary.
The same model under other registry codes
Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.
Ballard Michael A VANS RV-82 registered aircraftHenderson Thomas F VANS RV-82 registered aircraftDombroski VANS RV-82 registered aircraftRobert Chris Michael VANS RV-82 registered aircraftOchs David L VANS RV-81 registered aircraftGoldberg Mark VANS RV-81 registered aircraftBrand Donald A VANS RV-81 registered aircraftGlader John H VANS RV-81 registered aircraftOveross James A VANS RV-81 registered aircraftVeenker Harlen G VANS RV81 registered aircraftSeith J F/Ragsdale R L VANS RV-81 registered aircraftNewhouse George A VANS RV81 registered aircraft
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'VANSRV8' AND m.code NOT IN ('056356A')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'VANSRV8' AND m.code NOT IN ('056356A')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.