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N165JM

Ballard Michael A VANS RV-8

N165JM is a Ballard Michael A VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in New Hill, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 18, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 28, 2003.

Aircraft

Maker
Ballard Michael A
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
81393
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1A · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2003
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A10515 (octal 50202425)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 18, 2010
Expires
October 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 9, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 28, 2003
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00045759

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Franzon Paul D
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 249
New Hill, NC 27562-0249

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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