Robert Earl Semones Jr VANS RV-8
N781RS is a Robert Earl Semones Jr VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2021. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Sellersburg, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 19, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated January 6, 2021. 1 document is on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership).
Aircraft
- Maker
- Robert Earl Semones Jr
- Model
- VANS RV-8
- Serial number
- 83046
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Titan IOX-370 SERIE · 205 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2021
- Kit
- VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
- Transponder code
- AA95C5 (octal 52512705)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 19, 2016
- Expires
- September 30, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 2, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built · January 6, 2021
- FAA region
- Great Lakes
- FAA record id
- 01230234
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Semones Robert Earl JR
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 7017 Equine Ave
Sellersburg, IN 47172-0109
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Documents on file 1
Earlier use of this number 1
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The public federal record on N781RS, 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 Semones Robert Earl JR, an individual, certificate issued September 19, 2016, expires September 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated January 6, 2021, consistent with the 2021 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 83046 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N781RS was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (serial 218, cancelled October 1, 2008). 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) (September 25, 2026). [3]
1 NTSB record under N781RS: Accident on December 28, 2005 at Truckee, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Learjet 35A · operated under 091
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in a steep turn close to the ground.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX06FA071 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data