Aircraft Description
N86472 is a 2008 Saunders A L/vans Acft RV-8, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Leopold Seth S in Bellevue, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 9, 2018. The registration certificate was issued on March 26, 2020. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming O-360 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N86472 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABE11B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N86472 was last tracked by AviatorDB near Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N86472 was last updated on October 13, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Van's Aircraft, based in North Plains, Oregon, is the most popular kit aircraft manufacturer in the world. The RV series of homebuilt aircraft ranges from the two-seat RV-4 to the four-seat RV-10, with thousands completed and flying worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 1 Saunders A L/vans Acft aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the RV-8 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N86472. 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