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N188SM

Mehrhoff Stanley E RV-8

Valid Missouri

N188SM is a Mehrhoff Stanley E RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2001. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Prairie Home, Missouri. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 14, 2001 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 4, 2001.

Aircraft

Maker
Mehrhoff Stanley E
Model
RV-8
Serial number
80072
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0-360-B1E · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2001
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A16000 (octal 50260000)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 14, 2001
Expires
December 31, 2028
Last FAA action
July 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · December 4, 2001
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00393887

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mehrhoff Stanley E
Type
Individual
Address
24480 Cave Creek Rd
Prairie Home, MO 65068-2011

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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