Aircraft Description
N988JB is a 2004 Bard John A VANS RV-8A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Bard John A in Mount Vernon, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 27, 2004. The registration certificate was issued on July 22, 2004. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1A engine producing 180 horsepower, N988JB is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADC9A6 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N988JB was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 48.4709, -122.4210 on July 17, 2025. The FAA registry record for N988JB was last updated on March 24, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Bard John A is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Bard John A aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VANS RV-8A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N988JB. 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