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N297KE

Elsammak Karim RV-8

Valid Illinois

N297KE is an Elsammak Karim RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2023. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Makanda, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 26, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated March 12, 2023.

Aircraft

Maker
Elsammak Karim
Model
RV-8
Serial number
83116
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-M1B · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2023
Transponder code
A31061 (octal 50610141)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 26, 2025
Expires
August 31, 2032
Last FAA action
August 26, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · March 12, 2023
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01383641

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mengarelli Michael
Type
Individual
Address
9 White Deer Run
Makanda, IL 62958-2618

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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