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N417DS

Schmiesing Don C VANS ACFT RV-8

N417DS is a Schmiesing Don C VANS ACFT RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2004. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Granite Falls, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 8, 2004 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated January 21, 2004.

Aircraft

Maker
Schmiesing Don C
Model
VANS ACFT RV-8
Serial number
81379
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-540 SER · 300 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2004
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A4EE7D (octal 51167175)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 8, 2004
Expires
May 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · January 21, 2004
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00085369

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Schmiesing Don C
Type
Individual
Address
18232 78Th St NE
Granite Falls, WA 98252-9004

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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