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N1173Y

Carmean Ralph R R1

Valid Indiana

N1173Y is a Carmean Ralph R R1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Columbus, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 28, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 11, 1983.

Aircraft

Maker
Carmean Ralph R
Model
R1
Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A0490C (octal 50044414)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 28, 2025
Expires
September 30, 2032
Last FAA action
September 28, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · October 11, 1983
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00553170

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sorg Daniel T
Type
Individual
Address
2303 Sumpter Ct
Columbus, IN 47203-4569

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data