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N349DM

Merchant Dean C VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8

Valid Virginia

N349DM is a Merchant Dean C VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2010. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Yorktown, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 9, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated November 18, 2020.

Aircraft

Maker
Merchant Dean C
Model
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8
Serial number
81556
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1A · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2010
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A3DF14 (octal 50757424)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 9, 2020
Expires
November 30, 2027
Last FAA action
April 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · November 18, 2020
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01007138

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ritter John A
Type
Individual
Address
107 Ivy Arch
Yorktown, VA 23693-4443

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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