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N52TB

Briden Thomas A RV 8A

Valid Illinois

N52TB is a Briden Thomas A RV 8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 24, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 21, 2003.

Aircraft

Maker
Briden Thomas A
Model
RV 8A
Serial number
80258
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
2003
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8A
Transponder code
A68840 (octal 51504100)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 24, 2003
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · June 21, 2003
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00032599

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Briden Thomas A
Type
Individual
Address
2917 Stonegate Dr
Crystal Lake, IL 60012-1035

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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