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N497JS

Sherry James RV-8

Valid Colorado

N497JS is a Sherry James RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2007. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Superior, Colorado. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 14, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 29, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Sherry James
Model
RV-8
Serial number
81191
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-M1B · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2007
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A62AF2 (octal 51425362)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 14, 2023
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · October 29, 2007
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00324819

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lindsey Steven W
Type
Individual
Address
3217 W Yarrow Cir
Superior, CO 80027-6021

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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