FAA aircraft registration
N853W
SPRAY JOEL D VANS RV8 · 2000 · Valid
N853W is a SPRAY JOEL D VANS RV8 (year 2000), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: individual. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.
Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Serial number
- 80953
- Issued
- —
- Expires
- —
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- FL
Registered owner
C. W.
FL
Ownership timeline
- CurrentIndividual owner (redacted)since —
- Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)
No NTSB CAROL record matches N853W in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.
Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)
AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N853W.
Type certificate
SPRAY JOEL D VANS RV8 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the SPRAY JOEL D family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-07-12
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-07-12