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N12156

Palen ALBATROSD-VA

Valid New York

N12156 is a Palen ALBATROSD-VA, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1975. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum, a corporation in Rhinebeck, New York. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 22, 1994 and expires on April 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built; exhibition, dated May 25, 1983.

Aircraft

Maker
Palen
Model
ALBATROSD-VA
Serial number
17-D-7517
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Fairchild 6-440 SERIES · 200 hp
Seats
1
Year built
1975
Cruising speed
85 mph
Transponder code
A05A8F (octal 50055217)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 22, 1994
Expires
April 30, 2029
Last FAA action
July 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built; Exhibition · May 25, 1983
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00030370

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 229
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-0229

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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