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N478KT

Whaylen Donald G VANS RV-8

Valid Georgia

N478KT is a Whaylen Donald G VANS 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 Newnan, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 2, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated February 16, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Whaylen Donald G
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
81807
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2004
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A5DFC5 (octal 51357705)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 2, 2024
Expires
October 31, 2031
Last FAA action
October 2, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · February 16, 2005
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00148419

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Fuller Thomas V
Type
Individual
Address
200 Jackson St
Newnan, GA 30263-1562

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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 1

—Piper PA-32R-300 · N-number assigned but not yet registered

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