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N26MG

Luke Rainstar VANS ACFT RV-8

Valid Texas

N26MG is a Luke Rainstar VANS ACFT RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Bowie, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 12, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated April 14, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Luke Rainstar
Model
VANS ACFT RV-8
Serial number
80971
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2003
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A27DBE (octal 50476676)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 12, 2019
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
March 20, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · April 14, 2005
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00663877

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Whitmus Christopher A
Type
Individual
Address
4149 Hildreth Pool Rd
Bowie, TX 76230-6511

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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