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N540KY

Lewis Norman RV-8

Valid New York

N540KY is a Lewis Norman RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2001. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Anikin Aviation INC, a corporation in Amsterdam, New York. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 4, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 20, 2001.

Aircraft

Maker
Lewis Norman
Model
RV-8
Serial number
80560
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-540 SER · 300 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2001
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A6D8E4 (octal 51554344)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 4, 2017
Expires
January 31, 2027
Last FAA action
November 20, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 20, 2001
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00553705

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Anikin Aviation INC
Type
Corporation
Address
1911 North Rd
Amsterdam, NY 12010-8457

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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