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N501ME

Thurston TSC-1A

Valid Kentucky

N501ME is a Thurston TSC-1A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Owensboro, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 8, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 16, 1970.

Aircraft

Maker
Thurston
Model
TSC-1A
Serial number
11
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
97 mph
Transponder code
A63EBF (octal 51437277)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 8, 2023
Expires
August 31, 2030
Last FAA action
August 8, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · July 16, 1970
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00970972

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Roby Gregory Carl
Type
Individual
Address
420 Salem Dr
Owensboro, KY 42303-7715

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2004-06-03Douglas DC-9-32 · exported to South Africa · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

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