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N209JW

Watson John G VANS RV8

Valid Texas

N209JW is a Watson John G VANS RV8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2018. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Shady Shores, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 8, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated April 27, 2018.

Aircraft

Maker
Watson John G
Model
VANS RV8
Serial number
83018
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Titan IOX-370 SERIE · 205 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2018
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A1B44F (octal 50332117)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 8, 2018
Expires
March 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · April 27, 2018
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01272021

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Watson John G
Type
Individual
Address
114 Hidden Valley Airpark
Shady Shores, TX 76208-7332

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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