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N172LA

Dehavilland VAMPIRE

Valid Delaware

N172LA is a Dehavilland VAMPIRE, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with turbojet engines, built in 1957. It has 3 seats. It is registered to Vampire Aviation LLC, an LLC in Wilmington, Delaware. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 7, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated September 9, 2019.

Aircraft

Maker
Dehavilland
Model
VAMPIRE
Serial number
BY-385
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Turbojet, 1 motor · Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35 · 3,100 lb thrust
Seats
3
Year built
1957
Cruising speed
138 mph
Transponder code
A12196 (octal 50220626)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 7, 2024
Expires
March 31, 2031
Last FAA action
December 16, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · September 9, 2019
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00163527

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vampire Aviation LLC
Type
LLC
Address
1000 N West St Ste 1501
Wilmington, DE 19801-1001

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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