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N3879M

Mcgowan Patrick J RV-8A

Valid Oregon

N3879M is a Mcgowan Patrick J RV-8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2010. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Troutdale, Oregon. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 26, 2012 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated August 5, 2010.

Aircraft

Maker
Mcgowan Patrick J
Model
RV-8A
Serial number
81094
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2010
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8A
Transponder code
A478EA (octal 51074352)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 26, 2012
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · August 5, 2010
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
01037210

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mcgowan Patrick Joseph
Type
Individual
Address
1380 SW 11Th St
Troutdale, OR 97060-4476

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Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 2

1991-02-12Bell-Colonial UH-1B · exported to Venezuela · Valid registration
1949-08-05Piper PA-12 · Valid registration

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