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N38LJ

Seith J F/Ragsdale R L VANS RV-8

Valid Maryland

N38LJ is a Seith J F/Ragsdale R L VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1999. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Cavu INC, a corporation in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 25, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 29, 1999.

Aircraft

Maker
Seith J F/Ragsdale R L
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
80803
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-360-A1D · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1999
Transponder code
A459F4 (octal 51054764)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 25, 2011
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · June 29, 1999
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00483746

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Cavu INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 1206
Emmitsburg, MD 21727-1206

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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