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N542RT

Michael S Verkaik VANS RV-8

N542RT is a Michael S Verkaik VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2022. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Oakdale, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 1, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 15, 2022.

Aircraft

Maker
Michael S Verkaik
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
83342
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1A · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2022
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A6E0E3 (octal 51560343)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 1, 2022
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · June 15, 2022
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01355857

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Verkaik Michael S
Type
Co-owned
Address
9525 Rodden Rd
Oakdale, CA 95361-8779
Co-owners
Verkaik Colleen D

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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