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N47AD

Hughes Danny R VANS RV-7A

N47AD is a Hughes Danny R VANS RV-7A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2007. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Hickory, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 25, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 27, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Hughes Danny R
Model
VANS RV-7A
Serial number
71013
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Superior XP-360 · 170 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2007
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV7A
Transponder code
A5BEC5 (octal 51337305)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 25, 2007
Expires
July 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 26, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · September 27, 2007
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00406329

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hughes Danny R
Type
Individual
Address
4875 Birch Cir
Hickory, NC 28602-9402

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Documents on file 0

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