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N553

Johnson Lance J RV-8A

Valid Oregon

N553 is a Johnson Lance J RV-8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2005. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Hood River, Oregon. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 15, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated April 8, 2026.

Aircraft

Maker
Johnson Lance J
Model
RV-8A
Serial number
80693
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
2005
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8A
Transponder code
A70A8F (octal 51605217)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 15, 2023
Expires
May 31, 2030
Last FAA action
March 25, 2026
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · April 8, 2026
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00142069

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Johnson Seth Eric
Type
Individual
Address
709 Heights Ave
Hood River, OR 97031-6715

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data