Aircraft Description
N458KS is a 1998 Hefel Lyle VANS ACFT RV-8, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Willard John in Rockwood, ME. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 28, 1998. The registration certificate was issued on December 2, 2005. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine producing 200 horsepower, N458KS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A590C6 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N458KS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 27.0598, -82.4517 on March 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N458KS was last updated on July 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Hefel Lyle is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Hefel Lyle aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VANS ACFT RV-8 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N458KS. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC