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N397CS

Schell Charles A SONEX

N397CS is a Schell Charles A SONEX, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Ayden, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 30, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 3, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Schell Charles A
Model
SONEX
Serial number
0397
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-6A
Transponder code
A49D0D (octal 51116415)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 30, 2022
Expires
December 31, 2029
Last FAA action
March 9, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · June 3, 2005
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00090019

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Rishel James R
Type
Individual
Address
4234 Washington St
Ayden, NC 28513-7096

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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