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N51998

Benziger Ernest T RANS S-12XL

Valid Florida

N51998 is a Benziger Ernest T RANS S-12XL, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1997. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Pineland, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 6, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated January 27, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Benziger Ernest T
Model
RANS S-12XL
Serial number
01970774
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Seats
2
Year built
1997
Transponder code
A68692 (octal 51503222)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 6, 2022
Expires
August 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 25, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · January 27, 1998
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00236621

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smith Russell M
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 628
Pineland, FL 33945-0628

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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