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N159WP

William Philip Hale VANS RV-8

Valid Florida

N159WP is a William Philip Hale VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Port Orange, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 3, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated November 21, 2019.

Aircraft

Maker
William Philip Hale
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
82463
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Superior XP-IO360B1AC2 · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A0EDA0 (octal 50166640)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 3, 2026
Expires
June 30, 2033
Last FAA action
June 3, 2026
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · November 21, 2019
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01268357

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Liesch Robert H
Type
Individual
Address
1929 Canadair Ct
Port Orange, FL 32128-6930

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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