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N49EX

Metz Reinhard WHEELER EXPRESS FT

Valid Illinois

N49EX is a Metz Reinhard WHEELER EXPRESS FT, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1997. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wheaton, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 21, 1997 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 3, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Metz Reinhard
Model
WHEELER EXPRESS FT
Serial number
01
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1997
Transponder code
A60E39 (octal 51407071)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 21, 1997
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
October 20, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · September 3, 1998
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00316571

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Reinhard Metz
Type
Individual
Address
1926 Berkshire Pl
Wheaton, IL 60189-8150

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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

—Embraer EMB-820 · B

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