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N53NM

Schaefer John F SONEX

N53NM is a Schaefer John F SONEX, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2001. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Vancouver, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 19, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 6, 2001.

Aircraft

Maker
Schaefer John F
Model
SONEX
Serial number
53
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
2001
Transponder code
A6AF4C (octal 51527514)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 19, 2007
Expires
April 30, 2029
Last FAA action
July 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · December 6, 2001
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00463867

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Foster Lemuel E
Type
Individual
Address
907 NE 139Th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98684-7355

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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