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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 6, 2026Sims David L RV8
N30DS is a Sims David L RV8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lebanon, Tennessee. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 14, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated January 14, 2003. 1 document is on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership).
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Sims David L
- Model
- RV8
- Serial number
- 81482
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2003
- Kit
- VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
- Transponder code
- A31D55 (octal 50616525)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 2011
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- June 27, 2024
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · January 14, 2003
- FAA region
- CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00001869
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Saver Matthew S
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 117 Aviation Way
Lebanon, TN 37090-7018
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Documents on file 1
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N30DS links to the rest of the register
- Sims David L 3 aircraft on the register
- Lycoming O-360 / VO-360 series 11,931 aircraft with this engine series · 180 hp
- Lebanon, TN 96 aircraft registered in this town
- Lebanon Municipal · M54
- Tennessee 6,535 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N30DS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Saver Matthew S, an individual, certificate issued May 14, 2011, expires May 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated January 14, 2003, consistent with the 2003 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 81482 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N30DS was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna 172 (serial 28761, cancelled May 1, 2000). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
1 document received recently: Bill of sale (evidence of ownership) (October 27, 2026). [3]
1 NTSB record under N30DS: Accident on May 5, 1999 at Fontana, NC: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · operated under 091
the pilot continued visual flight into know weather conditions which resulted in reduced visibility, and the subsequent in-flight collision with rising terrain. Factors in this accidents were clouds and low ceiling in the accident area.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data