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N458KS

Hefel Lyle VANS ACFT RV-8

Valid Maine

N458KS is a Hefel Lyle VANS ACFT RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1998. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Rockwood, Maine. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 2, 2005 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated August 28, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Hefel Lyle
Model
VANS ACFT RV-8
Serial number
80038
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER A&C · 200 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1998
Transponder code
A590C6 (octal 51310306)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 2, 2005
Expires
February 28, 2029
Last FAA action
July 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · August 28, 1998
FAA region
New England
FAA record id
00886921

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Willard John
Type
Individual
Address
281 Birches Rd
Rockwood, ME 04478

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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