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N218R

Padgett Robert W VANS RV-6

Valid Texas

N218R is a Padgett Robert W VANS RV-6, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Madisonville, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 30, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Padgett Robert W
Model
VANS RV-6
Serial number
24943
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-6
Transponder code
A1D8B1 (octal 50354261)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 30, 2026
Expires
June 30, 2033
Last FAA action
June 30, 2026
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00524014

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Padgett Steven W
Type
Individual
Address
900 S State St
Madisonville, TX 77864-2437

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1997-04-28Eurocopter AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN · exported to Brazil · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data