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N16BL

Smith Herschel B RV-9A

Valid Tennessee

N16BL is a Smith Herschel B RV-9A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2009. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Unicoi, Tennessee. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 17, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated April 8, 2009.

Aircraft

Maker
Smith Herschel B
Model
RV-9A
Serial number
91314
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
2009
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-9A
Transponder code
A0EF79 (octal 50167571)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 17, 2016
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · April 8, 2009
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
01022994

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hood Tommy D
Type
Individual
Address
136 Country Club Dr
Unicoi, TN 37692-6410

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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